point

Pronunciation: /pɔɪnt/

Reading level: easy

Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a geometric element that has position but no extension
  2. noun the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
  3. noun a brief version of the essential meaning of something

Etymology

From Middle English poynt, from Old French point m (“dot; minute amount”), from Latin pūnctum (“a hole punched in; a point, puncture”), substantive use of pūnctus m, perfect passive participle of pungō (“to prick, punch”); alternatively, from Old French pointe f (“sharp tip”), from Latin pūncta f (past participle), all from Proto-Italic *pungō (“to sting, prick”). Mostly displaced native Middle English ord (“point”), from Old English ord (“point”). Doublet of pointe, ponto, puncto, punctum, punt, and punto.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
component
Narrower (hyponyms)
intersection, intercept, attractor

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