point — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Dot noun A small, round mark or spot.
- element noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
- issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
- item noun A single thing, especially one on a list or among a group of things.
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- pip noun A small hard seed found in fruits such as apples, oranges, or grapes.
- point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
- Singularity noun A hypothetical future point when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and triggers runaway technological change.
- speck noun A very small spot, mark, or particle.
- stitch noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.
- stop verb To cease moving or to bring something to a halt.
- tittle noun Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or of a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
Senses
point is used for these senses in English:
- decimal point (orthography, typography) A period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
- element (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- full stop (colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.
- full stop (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The punctuation mark "." (indicating the end of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- issue (law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
- item A matter for discussion in an agenda.
- period (chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.
- period (now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
Dot — full definition
- noun A small, round mark or spot.
- verb To mark with a dot, or to scatter things across an area.
element — full definition
- noun A basic or essential part of something larger.
- noun In chemistry, a substance made of only one type of atom, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
- noun A small but noticeable amount of a quality, or a heating part inside an appliance.