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(nou) a geometric element that has position but no extension (nou) the precise location of something; a spatially limited location (nou) a brief version of the essential meaning of something (nou) an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole (nou) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process (nou) an instant of time (nou) the object of an activity (nou) a V shape (nou) a very small circular shape (nou) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest (nou) a promontory extending out into a large body of water (nou) a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list (nou) a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect (nou) an outstanding characteristic (nou) sharp end (nou) any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass (nou) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch (nou) one percent of the total principal of a loan; it is paid at the time the loan is made and is independent of the interest on the loan (nou) a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations (nou) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer (nou) the dot at the left of a decimal fraction (nou) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip (nou) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic (nou) the gun muzzle's direction (nou) a wall socket (nou) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs

Phonetic Transcription:

poɪnt

Examples:

This is the point of view of the rebels.

Such is the shortsightedness of the human point of view.

The hilltop became the viewing point.

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