Engelsk navneord: point | |||
1. | point (om erkendelse) a geometric element that has position but no extension | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A point is defined by its coordinates. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient | ||
Mere specifikke termer | attracter, attractor, intercept, intersection, intersection point, point of intersection | ||
2. | point (om sted) the precise location of something; a spatially limited location | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She walked to a point where she could survey the whole street. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | location | ||
Mere specifikke termer | abutment, antinode, beginning, belly button, bellybutton, blind spot, celestial point, center, centre, chokepoint, corner, corner, crinion, crossing, focal point, focal point, focus, focus, focus, geographic point, geographical point, ground zero, hilum, hot spot, hotspot, McBurney's point, midair, midpoint, military position, navel, nidus, node, omphalos, omphalus, optic disc, optic disk, origin, place, place, position, position, position, pressure point, punctum, root, rootage, source, spot, topographic point, trichion, umbilicus, vanishing point | ||
3. | point (om kommunikation) a brief version of the essential meaning of something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Get to the point. He missed the point of the joke. Life has lost its point. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | import, meaning, significance, signification | ||
Mere specifikke termer | bottom line, crux, crux of the matter, rallying point, talking point | ||
4. | point (om erkendelse) an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Several of the details are similar. A point of information. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | detail, item | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fact | ||
Mere specifikke termer | minutia, nook and cranny, nooks and crannies, regard, respect, sticking point, technicality, trifle, triviality | ||
5. | point (om tilstand) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A remarkable degree of frankness. At what stage are the social sciences?. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | degree, level, stage | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | state | ||
Mere specifikke termer | acme, climax, elevation, end point, extent, height, ladder, meridian, peak, pinnacle, plane, quickening, resultant, standard of life, standard of living, state of the art, summit, superlative, tiptop, top, ultimacy, ultimateness | ||
6. | point (om tid) an instant of time | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | At that point I had to leave. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | point in time | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | amount, measure, quantity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | arrival time, beginning, commencement, date, deadline, departure time, distance, end, ending, first, full term, get-go, instant, kickoff, middle, midterm, midterm, minute, moment, offset, outset, particular date, phase, phase angle, run-time, second, show time, showtime, start, starting time, term, then, time of arrival, time of departure | ||
7. | point (om erkendelse) the object of an activity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | What is the point of discussing it?. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | aim, object, objective, target | ||
8. | point (om form) a V shape | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | peak, tip | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | convex shape, convexity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cusp, head, widow's peak | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | alpenstock, arrowhead, blade, brand, cone, cone shape, conoid, knife, pencil, steel, sword | ||
9. | point (om form) a very small circular shape | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A row of points. Draw lines between the dots. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | dot | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | disc, disk, saucer | ||
10. | point (om mængde el. mål) the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He scored 20 points in the first half. A touchdown counts 6 points. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | unit, unit of measurement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | advantage, extra point, match point, point after, point after touchdown, set point | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | score | ||
11. | point (om ting) a promontory extending out into a large body of water | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They sailed south around the point. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | foreland, head, headland, promontory | ||
12. | point (om kommunikation) a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | item | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | component, component part, constituent, part, portion | ||
Mere specifikke termer | agenda item, incidental, inventory item, line item, news item, place, position | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | list, listing | ||
13. | point a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | relevance, relevancy | ||
14. | point (om egenskab) an outstanding characteristic | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His acting was one of the high points of the movie. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | spot | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | characteristic | ||
15. | point (om genstand) sharp end | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He stuck the point of the knife into a tree. He broke the point of his pencil. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | end, terminal | ||
Mere specifikke termer | arrowhead, barb, barb, cusp, diamond point, nib, pen nib, pike, pinpoint, spear-point, spearhead, spearpoint, spike | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | awl, ice pick, icepick, knife, needle, pencil, pin | ||
16. | point any of 32 horizontal directions indicated on the card of a compass | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He checked the point on his compass. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | compass point | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | direction | ||
Mere specifikke termer | cardinal compass point, east by north, east by south, east northeast, east southeast, EbN, EbS, ENE, ESE, NbE, NbW, NE, NEbE, NEbN, NNE, NNW, nor'-east, nor'-nor'-east, nor'-nor'-west, nor'-west, north by east, north by west, north northeast, north northwest, northeast, northeast by east, northeast by north, northeastward, northwest, northwest by north, northwest by west, northwestward, NW, NWbN, NWbW, SbE, SbW, SE, SEbE, SEbS, sou'-east, sou'-sou'-east, sou'-sou'-west, sou'-west, south by east, south by west, south southeast, south southwest, southeast, southeast by east, southeast by south, southeastward, southwest, southwest by south, southwest by west, southwestward, SSE, SSW, SW, SWbS, SWbW, WbN, WbS, west by north, west by south, west northwest, west southwest, WNW, WSW | ||
17. | point (om mængde el. mål) a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | linear measure, linear unit | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | em, pica, pica em | ||
18. | point (om forhold) 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 | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | loan | ||
19. | point (om kommunikation) a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | In England they call a period a stop. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | full point, full stop, period, stop | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | punctuation, punctuation mark | ||
Mere specifikke termer | suspension point | ||
20. | point (om kommunikation) a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The point of the arrow was due north. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | head | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | mark | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | arrow, pointer | ||
21. | point (om kommunikation) the dot at the left of a decimal fraction | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decimal point, percentage point | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | mathematical notation | ||
22. | point (om egenskab) the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pointedness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | taper | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unpointedness | ||
23. | point (om egenskab) a distinguishing or individuating characteristic | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He knows my bad points as well as my good points. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | characteristic | ||
Mere specifikke termer | selling point | ||
24. | point (om genstand) the gun muzzle's direction | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He held me up at the point of a gun. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | gunpoint | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gun muzzle, muzzle | ||
25. | point (om genstand) a wall socket | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | power point | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, outlet, wall plug, wall socket | ||
Overordnet (geografisk) region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
26. | point (om genstand) a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | breaker point, distributor point | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | contact, tangency | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | distributer, distributor, electrical distributor | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: point | |||
1. | point (om kommunikation) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I showed the customer the glove section. He pointed to the empty parking space. He indicated his opponents. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | designate, indicate, show | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | inform | ||
Mere specifikke termer | call attention, finger, point, point out, reflect, signalise, signalize | ||
2. | point (om tilstand) be oriented | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The weather vane points North. The dancers toes pointed outward. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | orient | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | lie | ||
3. | point (om konkurrence) direct into a position for use | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Point a gun. He charged his weapon at me. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | charge, level | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | aim, direct, take, take aim, train | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | point | ||
4. | point (om bevægelse) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, steer | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | command, control | ||
Mere specifikke termer | canalise, canalize, channel, conn, corner, crab, dock, helm, navigate, navigate, park, pilot, pull over, sheer, stand out, starboard, tree | ||
5. | point (om kommunikation) be a signal for or a symptom of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | These symptoms indicate a serious illness. Her behavior points to a severe neurosis. The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | tell | ||
Mere specifikke termer | augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, mark, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate | ||
6. | point (om bevægelse) sail close to the wind | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | luff | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sail | ||
Overordnet emneområde | navigation, pilotage, piloting | ||
7. | point (om relation) mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | label, mark, tag | ||
8. | point (om relation) mark with diacritics | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Point the letter. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | label, mark, tag | ||
9. | point (om relation) mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | label, mark, tag | ||
10. | point (om konkurrence) be positionable in a specified manner | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The gun points with ease. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s Adjective/Noun | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | charge, level, point | ||
11. | point (om konkurrence) intend (something) to move towards a certain goal | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face. Criticism directed at her superior. Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | aim, direct, place, target | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | aim, direct, take, take aim, train | ||
Mere specifikke termer | address, home in, range in, zero in | ||
12. | point (om kommunikation) indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The dog pointed the dead duck. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something is ----ing PP. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | designate, indicate, point, show | ||
13. | point (om ændring) give a point to | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The candles are tapered. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sharpen, taper | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change form, change shape, deform | ||
Mere specifikke termer | acuminate | ||
14. | point (om ændring) repair the joints of bricks | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Point a chimney. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | repoint | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | ||