English Dictionary

point

/pɔɪnt/

noun

An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality. / A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. / (archaic) Condition, state.

Each data point represents a different measurement.

意味（1）

An individual element in a larger whole; a particular detail, thought, or quality.

The Congress debated the finer points of the bill.

意味（2）

A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture.

There comes a point in a marathon when some people give up.

意味（3）

(archaic) Condition, state.

She was not feeling in good point.

意味（4）

A topic of discussion or debate; a proposition.

I made the point that we all had an interest to protect.

意味（5）

A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.

The point is that we should stay together, whatever happens.

意味（6）

A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful.

Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.

意味（7）

(obsolete) The smallest quantity of something; a jot, a whit.

full large of limbe and euery ioint / He was, and cared not for God or man a point.

意味（8）

(obsolete) A tiny amount of time; a moment.

When time's first point begun / Made he all souls.|title=Of the Soule of Man and the Immortalitie Thereof

意味（9）

A specific location or place, seen as a spatial position.

We should meet at a pre-arranged point.

意味（10）

(mathematics, sciences) A zero-dimensional mathematical object representing a location in one or more dimensions; something considered to have position but no magnitude or direction.

意味（11）

A full stop or other terminal punctuation mark.

Commas and points they set exactly right.

意味（12）

(music) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or time. In ancient music, it distinguished or characterized certain tones or styles (points of perfection, of augmentation, etc.). In modern music, it is placed on the right of a note to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half.

意味（13）

(by extension) A note; a tune.

Sound the trumpet — not a levant, or a flourish, but a point of war.

意味（14）

A distinguishing quality or characteristic.

Logic isn't my strong point.

意味（15）

(in the plural, dated) The chief or excellent features.

the points of a horse

意味（16）

Something tiny, as a pinprick; a very small mark.

The stars showed as tiny points of yellow light.

意味（17）

(now only in phrases) A tenth; formerly also a twelfth.

Possession is nine points of the law.

意味（18）

Short for percentage point.

We have yet to touch on the idea of stars and directors receiving gross points, which is a percentage of the studio's gross dollar (e.g., the $5.00 studio share of the total box office dollar in Table 4.1). Even if the points are paid on first dollar, the reference is only to studio share.

意味（19）

Each of the marks or strokes written above letters, especially in Semitic languages, to indicate vowels, stress etc.

意味（20）

(sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition.

The one with the most points will win the game

意味（21）

(mathematics) A decimal point (now especially when reading decimal fractions aloud).

10.5 is ten point five, or ten and a half.

意味（22）

(economics) A unit used to express differences in prices of stocks and shares.

意味（23）

(typography) a unit of measure equal to 1/12 of a pica, or approximately 1/72 of an inch (exactly 1/72 of an inch in the digital era).

意味（24）

(UK) An electric power socket.

意味（25）

(navigation, nautical) A unit of bearing equal to one thirty-second of a circle, i.e. 11.25°.

Ship ahoy, three points off the starboard bow!

意味（26）

(UK) A unit of measure for rain, equal to 0.254 mm or 0.01 of an inch.

意味（27）

(automotive, chiefly in the plural) Either of the two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow or prevent the flow of current through the ignition coil. There is usually a moving point, pushed by the distributor cam, and a fixed point, and they are built together as a unit.

意味（28）

The sharp tip of an object.

Cut the skin with the point of the knife.

意味（29）

Any projecting extremity of an object.

意味（30）

An object which has a sharp or tapering tip.

His cowboy belt was studded with points.

意味（31）

(backgammon) Each of the twelve triangular positions in either table of a backgammon board, on which the stones are played.

意味（32）

A peninsula or promontory.

意味（33）

The position at the front or vanguard of an advancing force.

Willie Jones decided to become Kimani Jones, Black Panther, on the day his best friend, Otis Nicholson, stepped on a mine while walking point during a sweep in the central highlands.

意味（34）

Each of the main directions on a compass, usually considered to be 32 in number; a direction.

意味（35）

(nautical) The difference between two points of the compass.

to fall off a point

意味（36）

Pointedness of speech or writing; a penetrating or decisive quality of expression.

There was moreover a hint of the duchess in the infinite point with which, as she felt, she exclaimed: And this is what you call coming often?

意味（37）

(rail transport, UK, in the plural) A railroad switch.

意味（38）

(usually in the plural) An area of contrasting colour on an animal, especially a dog; a marking.

The point color of that cat was a deep, rich sable.

意味（39）

A tine or snag of an antler.

意味（40）

(fencing) A movement executed with the sabre or foil.

tierce point

意味（41）

(heraldry) One of the several different parts of the escutcheon.

意味（42）

(nautical) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails.

意味（43）

(historical) A string or lace used to tie together certain garments.

pick your purse while they tie your points, and cut your throat while they smooth your pillow

意味（44）

Lace worked by the needle.

He wore a garb rather fanciful, of a silver-grey colour, trimmed with crimson, and a narrow edging of silver; the lace round his throat was of the finest point;...

意味（45）

(US, slang, dated) An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.

意味（46）

The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game.

The dog came to a point.

意味（47）

(falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over the place where its prey has gone into cover.

意味（48）

The act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain dance positions.

意味（49）

The gesture of extending the index finger in a direction in order to indicate something.

[…] DCDP children are exposed to more points and gesturelike signs in their linguistic environment […]

意味（50）

(medicine, obsolete) A vaccine point.

意味（51）

Short for point man.

意味（52）

(cricket) A fielding position square of the wicket on the off side, between gully and cover.

意味（53）

(lacrosse, ice hockey) The position of the player of each side who stands a short distance in front of the goalkeeper.

意味（54）

(baseball) The position of the pitcher and catcher.

意味（55）

(hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made; hence, a straight run from point to point; a cross-country run.