Point

Far point
(Med.) in ophthalmology, the farthest point at which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with each eye separately (monocular near point).

Nine points of the law
all but the tenth point; the greater weight of authority.

On the point
See At point, above.

Point lace
lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished from that made on the pillow.

Point net
a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels lace (Brussels ground).

Point of concurrence
(Geom.) a point common to two lines, but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.

Point of contrary flexure
a point at which a curve changes its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and concavity change sides.

Point of order
in parliamentary practice, a question of order or propriety under the rules.

Point of sight
(Persp.) in a perspective drawing, the point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the spectator.

Point of view
the relative position from which anything is seen or any subject is considered.

Points of the compass

(Naut.) the thirty-two points of division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the directions of east, west, north, and south, are called cardinal points, and the rest are named from their respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N., N. E., etc. See Illust. under Compass.

Point paper
paper pricked through so as to form a stencil for transferring a design.

Point system of type
See under Type.

Singular point
(Geom.) a point of a curve which possesses some property not possessed by points in general on the curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.

To carry one's point
to accomplish one's object, as in a controversy.

To make a point of
to attach special importance to.

To make a point
accomplish that which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step, grade, or position.

To mark a point
as in billiards, cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit, run, etc.

To strain a point
to go beyond the proper limit or rule; to stretch one's authority or conscience.

Vowel point
in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.

v. t.

To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.

[imp. & p. p. Pointed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pointing.]

To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.

Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.

Whosoever should be guided through his battles by Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them.

- Pope.

To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.

To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with vowel points; - also called vocalize.

To give particular prominence to; to designate in a special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the error was pointed out.

He points it, however, by no deviation from his straightforward manner of speech.

- Dickens.

To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.

(Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface.

(Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.

To point a rope
(Naut.) to taper and neatly finish off the end by interweaving the nettles.

To point a sail
(Naut.) to affix points through the eyelet holes of the reefs.

To point off
to divide into periods or groups, or to separate, by pointing, as figures.

To point the yards
(Naut.) to brace them so that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. - Totten.

v. i.

To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention to it; - with at.

Now must the world point at poor Katharine.

- Shak.

Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.

- Dryden.

To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look, as certain hunting dogs do.

He treads with caution, and he points with fear.

- Gay.

(Med.) To approximate to the surface; to head; - said of an abscess.

To point at
to treat with scorn or contempt by pointing or directing attention to.

To point well
(Naut.) to sail close to the wind; - said of a vessel.

Noun	1.	point - a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
	2.	point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
	3.	point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point"
	4.	point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" Synonyms: degree, stage, level
	5.	point - an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" Synonyms: detail, item
	6.	point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave" Synonyms: point in time
	7.	point - the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
	8.	point - a V shape; "the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points" Synonyms: tip, peak
	9.	point - a very small circular shape; "a row of points"; "draw lines between the dots" Synonyms: dot
	10.	point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"
	11.	point - a promontory extending out into a large body of water; "they sailed south around the point"
	12.	point - a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list; "he noticed an item in the New York Times"; "she had several items on her shopping list"; "the main point on the agenda was taken up first" Synonyms: item
	13.	point - a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect
	14.	point - an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie" Synonyms: spot
	15.	point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
	16.	point - any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass; "he checked the point on his compass" Synonyms: compass point
	17.	point - a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
	18.	point - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" Synonyms: full point, full stop, period, stop
	19.	point - a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer; "the point of the arrow was due north" Synonyms: head
	20.	point - the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp point Synonyms: pointedness
	21.	point - a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"
	22.	point - the gun muzzle's direction; "he held me up at the point of a gun" Synonyms: gunpoint
	23.	point - a wall socket Synonyms: power point
	24.	point - a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts distributor points and current flows to the spark plugs Synonyms: breaker point, distributor point
Verb	1.	point - indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" Synonyms: indicate, show
	2.	point - be oriented; "The weather vane points North" Synonyms: orient
	3.	point - direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me" Synonyms: level, charge
	4.	point - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling Synonyms: channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, head, direct
	5.	point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Synonyms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal
	6.	point - sail close to the wind Synonyms: luff
	7.	point - mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics
	8.	point - mark with diacritics; "point the letter"
	9.	point - mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes
	10.	point - be positionable in a specified manner; "The gun points with ease"
	11.	point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" Synonyms: target, direct, aim, place
	12.	point - give a point to; "The candles are tapered" Synonyms: taper, sharpen
	13.	point - repair the joints of bricks; "point a chimney" Synonyms: repoint

POINT, practice. A proposition or question arising in a case.
2. It is the duty of a judge to give an opinion on every point of law, properly arising out of the issue, which is propounded to him. Vide Resolution.

point - 1. (Sometimes abbreviated "pt") The unit of length for text characters. There are six slightly different definitions: Truchet point, Didot point, ATA point, TeX point, Postscript point, and IN point.

The most commonly used are ATA in the USA and Didot in Europe.

A twip is 1/20 of a PostScriptoint.

Different point systems.

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