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■ Scoring system where three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat.Syn. 3-point rule■ Regel, nach der ein Sieg mit drei Punkten, ein Unentschieden mit einem Punkt und eine Niederlage mit null Punkten bewertet wird. -
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■ Scoring system where three points are awarded for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a defeat.Syn. 3-point rule■ Regel, nach der ein Sieg mit drei Punkten, ein Unentschieden mit einem Punkt und eine Niederlage mit null Punkten bewertet wird. -
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бирж. правило экстремальных точек (введено У.Уайлдером для расчета метода торговли на основе системы направленного движения; правило служит для устранения ложных сигналов и уменьшения числа заключаемых сделок; согласно принципу экстремальных точек, в день пересечения +DI и -DI необходимо отметить "экстремальную точку"; если +DI поднимается выше -DI, этой точкой является максимальная цена дня пересечения, если +DI опускается ниже -DI, эта точка — минимальная цена дня пересечения)See: -
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бирж. правило экстремальных точек (введено У.Уайлдером для расчета метода торговли на основе системы направленного движения; правило служит для устранения ложных сигналов и уменьшения числа заключаемых сделок; согласно принципу экстремальных точек, в день пересечения +DI и -DI необходимо отметить "экстремальную точку"; если +DI поднимается выше -DI, этой точкой является максимальная цена дня пересечения, если +DI опускается ниже -DI, эта точка - минимальная цена дня пересечения)See:The new English-Russian dictionary of financial markets > extreme point rule
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rule [ru:l]règle ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e) règlement ⇒ 1 (a) gouvernement ⇒ 1 (c) gouverner ⇒ 2 (a) dominer ⇒ 2 (b) juger ⇒ 2 (c) régner ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) statuer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ the rules of chess/grammar les règles fpl du jeu d'échecs/de la grammaire;∎ to break the rules ne pas respecter les règles;∎ to play according to the rules or by the rules (of the game) jouer suivant les règles (du jeu);∎ the rules and regulations le règlement;∎ the club rules are very strict on this point le règlement du club est très strict sur ce point;∎ smoking is against the rules, it's against the rules to smoke le règlement interdit de fumer;∎ that contravenes rule 5b c'est contraire à la règle 5b;∎ to stretch or to bend the rules (for sb) faire une entorse au règlement (pour qn);∎ Mathematics rule of three règle f de trois;∎ rule of thumb point m de repère;∎ as a rule of thumb, allow one pound of meat for four people en règle générale, compter une livre de viande pour quatre personnes(b) (usual practice, custom) règle f;∎ as a (general) rule en règle générale;∎ rules of conduct règles fpl de conduite;∎ he makes it a rule not to trust anyone il a comme ou pour règle de ne faire confiance à personne;∎ we must make it a rule that everyone contributes equally nous devons poser comme principe que chacun contribue à part égale;∎ tipping is the rule here les pourboires sont de règle ici;∎ long hair was the rule in those days tout le monde avait les cheveux longs à cette époque;∎ it's often the case, but there's no hard and fast rule c'est souvent le cas, mais il n'y a pas de règle absolue;∎ politeness seems to be the exception rather than the rule on dirait que la politesse est l'exception plutôt que la règle;∎ the exception proves the rule l'exception confirme la règle∎ a return to majority/mob rule un retour à la démocratie/à l'anarchie;∎ the territories under French rule les territoires mpl sous autorité française;∎ in the days of British rule à l'époque de la domination britannique;∎ majority rule, the rule of the majority règle f majoritaire;∎ the rule of law (l'autorité f de) la loi(d) (for measuring) règle f;∎ folding rule mètre m pliant;∎ metre rule mètre m;∎ pocket rule règle f ou mètre m de poche(e) (of religious order) règle f(a) (govern → country, people) gouverner;∎ if I ruled the world si j'étais maître du monde∎ their lives are ruled by fear leur vie est dominée par la peur;∎ don't let him rule your life ne le laisse pas mener ta vie;∎ don't be ruled by what he says ce n'est pas à lui de vous dire ce que vous avez à faire;∎ don't let your heart rule your head ne laisse pas tes émotions l'emporter sur la raison;∎ to rule the roost faire la loi;∎ to rule the waves tenir la mer, être maître ou maîtresse des mers(c) (judge, decide) juger, décider;∎ the referee ruled the ball out or that the ball was out l'arbitre a déclaré ou jugé que la balle était hors jeu;∎ the strike was ruled illegal la grève a été jugée illégale;∎ the court ruled that he should have custody of the children c'est à lui que la cour a accordé la garde des enfants;∎ the chairperson ruled her or her remark out of order le président a déclaré que sa remarque n'était pas valable∎ he ruled over a vast kingdom il régna sur un vaste royaume;∎ familiar Chelsea rule OK! vive Chelsea!□ ;∎ Rule Britannia = chant patriotique britannique∎ chaos ruled le désordre régnait;∎ the philosophy currently ruling in the party la philosophie actuellement en vigueur au parti∎ to rule on a dispute statuer sur un litige;∎ to rule against/in favour of sb décider ou prononcer contre/en faveur de qn(possibility, suggestion, suspect) exclure, écarter;∎ we cannot rule out that possibility on ne saurait exclure cette éventualité;∎ she cannot be ruled out of the inquiry elle n'a pas encore été mise hors de cause;∎ the police have ruled out murder la police exclut la possibilité d'un meurtre;∎ the presence of hostages ruled out an attack la présence d'otages rendait toute attaque impossible;∎ the injury rules him out of Saturday's game sa blessure ne lui permettra pas de jouer samedi -
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1. noun1) (principle) Regel, diethe rules of the game — (lit. or fig.) die Spielregeln
stick to or play by the rules — (lit. or fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten
be against the rules — regelwidrig sein; (fig.) gegen die Spielregeln verstoßen
rule of thumb — Faustregel, die
2) (custom) Regel, diethe rule of the house is that... — in diesem Haus ist es üblich, dass...
2. transitive verbthe rule of law — die Autorität des Gesetzes
1) (control) beherrschen2) (be the ruler of) regieren; [Monarch, Diktator usw.:] herrschen über (+ Akk.)rule the roost [in the house] — Herr im Hause sein
3) (give as decision) entscheiden3. intransitive verbrule a motion out of order — einen Antrag nicht zulassen
1) (govern) herrschenrule on a matter — in einer Sache entscheiden
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/91129/rule_off">rule off- rule out* * *[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) die Herrschaft2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) die Ordnung3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) die Regel4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) die Regel5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) das Lineal2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) regieren2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) entscheiden•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) die Entscheidung- as a rule- rule off
- rule out* * *[ru:l]I. nwhere in the \rules does it say that? wo steht das?those are the \rules so sind nun mal die Regelnthis is a club \rule das ist im Klub hier so üblichit is a \rule that... es ist eine Regel, dass...company \rule Betriebsvorschriften pl\rules and regulations Regeln und Bestimmungenset of \rules Regeln pltraffic \rules Verkehrsregeln plto break a \rule eine Regel brechento know the \rules of a game die Spielregeln kennenaccording to the \rules nach den Regeln, den Regeln entsprechendto be against the \rules gegen die Regeln verstoßenthe \rule of law die Rechtsstaatlichkeitone-party \rule Einparteienherrschaft fthe period of Fascist \rule die faschistische Herrschaft\rule of 72 72er Regel7.▶ as a [general] \rule normalerweise, in der Regel▶ to be the \rule die Regel sein▶ to make sth a \rule etw zur Regel machen▶ to run the \rule over sth überprüfen, ob etw in Ordnung istII. vt1. (govern)▪ to \rule sth/sb etw/jdn regierento \rule a country with a rod of iron ein Land mit eiserner Faust regieren2. (control)▪ to \rule sth etw beherrschenshe \rules her household with an iron hand sie führt ihren Haushalt mit eiserner Handto \rule sb's thinking jds Denken beherrschen3. (draw)to \rule a line eine Linie ziehen4. (decide)▪ to \rule that... entscheiden, dass...the courts have \ruled his brave action [to be] illegal die Gerichte entschieden, dass seine mutige Tat illegal war5.III. vi2. LAWonly the appeal court can \rule on this point nur das Berufungsgericht kann in diesem Punkt entscheidento \rule for [or in favour of] /against sb zu Gunsten von jdm/gegen jdn entscheiden4.* * *[ruːl]1. n1) (= regulation) Regel f; (SPORT, CARDS) (Spiel)regel f; (ADMIN) Vorschrift f, Bestimmung fto bend or stretch the rules — es mit den Regeln/Vorschriften nicht so genau nehmen
running is against the rules, it's against the rules to run — Rennen ist nicht erlaubt
it's a rule that... —
that's the rule of the road (Mot) the Franciscan rule — das ist im Straßenverkehr üblich die Regeln des Franziskanerordens
as a rule of thumb — als Faustregel
2) (= custom) Regel fI make it a rule to get up early — ich habe es mir zur Regel gemacht, früh aufzustehen
as a (general) rule —
a foot rule (1 foot long) (showing feet) — ein (30 cm langes) Lineal ein Maßstab m mit Fußeinteilung
See:→ slide rule2. vt1) (= govern) beherrschen, regieren; (individual) beherrschen, herrschen über (+acc); (fig) passions, emotion beherrschen, zügeln; person beherrschento rule the roost (fig) — Herr im Haus sein (inf)
to be ruled by emotions —
if you would only be ruled by what I say — wenn du nur auf mich hören würdest
he let his heart rule his head — er ließ sich von seinem Herzen und nicht von seinem Verstand leiten
2) (JUR, SPORT, ADMIN: give decision) entscheidenhis question was ruled out of order —
3. viover +acc)2) (FIN: prices) notieren* * *rule [ruːl]A s1. Regel f, Normalfall m, (das) Übliche:as a rule in der Regel, normalerweise;as is the rule wie es allgemein üblich ist, wie gewöhnlich;become the rule zur Regel werden;make it a rule to do sth es sich zur Regel machen, etwas zu tun;2. SPORT etc (Spiel)Regel f (auch fig), Richtschnur f, Grundsatz m:against the rules regelwidrig, gegen die Regeln;rule of thumb Faustregel;by rule of thumb über den Daumen gepeilt umg;serve as a rule als Richtschnur oder Maßstab dienen3. JUR etca) Vorschrift f, (gesetzliche) Bestimmung, Norm fb) (gerichtliche) Entscheidungc) Rechtsgrundsatz m:by rule, according to rule laut Vorschrift;rules of the air Luftverkehrsregeln;4. pl (Geschäfts-, Gerichts- etc) Ordnung f:(standing) rules of procedurea) Verfahrensordnung,b) Geschäftsordnungagainst the rules satzungswidrig;the rules (and bylaws) die Satzungen, die Statuten6. WIRTSCH Usance f, Handelsbrauch m7. MATH Regel f, Rechnungsart f:rule of trial and error Regula f falsi (Methode zur näherungsweisen Bestimmung der Nullstelle einer Funktion);rule of proportion, rule of three Regeldetri f, Dreisatz m;rule of sums Summenregel9. Herrschaft f, Regierung f:during (under) the rule of während (unter) der Regierung (gen);rule of law Rechtsstaatlichkeit f10. a) Lineal n, Maßstab m11. TECHa) Richtscheit nb) Winkel(eisen) m(n), -maß n12. TYPOrule case Linienkasten mb) Kolumnenmaß n (Satzspiegel)c) Br Strich m:em rule Gedankenstrich;en rule Halbgeviert n13. the Rules pl Br HIST Gebiet in der Nähe einiger Gefängnisse, in dem sich Gefangene gegen Kaution aufhalten konntenB v/t1. ein Land etc, auch fig ein Gefühl etc beherrschen, herrschen oder Gewalt haben über (akk), regieren:rule the roost fig das Regiment führen, Herr im Haus sein;rule o.s. sich beherrschen2. lenken, leiten:be ruled by sich leiten lassen von3. fig (vor)herrschen in (dat)4. anordnen, verfügen, bestimmen, entscheiden ( alle:that dass):b) etwas ablehnen;rule sth out of order etwas nicht zulassen oder für regelwidrig erklären;rule sb out of order jemandem das Wort entziehen;rule offside SPORT auf Abseits entscheiden5. a) Papier linierenb) eine Linie ziehen:rule sth off einen Schlussstrich unter etwas ziehen;rule sth out etwas durchstreichen;C v/i2. entscheiden (in sb’s favo[u]r zu jemandes Gunsten)3. WIRTSCH hoch etc stehen, liegen, notieren:rule high (low)4. vorherrschen5. gelten, in Kraft sein (Recht etc)* * *1. noun1) (principle) Regel, diethe rules of the game — (lit. or fig.) die Spielregeln
stick to or play by the rules — (lit. or fig.) sich an die Spielregeln halten
be against the rules — regelwidrig sein; (fig.) gegen die Spielregeln verstoßen
rule of thumb — Faustregel, die
2) (custom) Regel, die2. transitive verbthe rule of the house is that... — in diesem Haus ist es üblich, dass...
1) (control) beherrschen2) (be the ruler of) regieren; [Monarch, Diktator usw.:] herrschen über (+ Akk.)rule the roost [in the house] — Herr im Hause sein
3) (give as decision) entscheiden4) (draw) ziehen [Linie]; (draw lines on) linieren [Papier]3. intransitive verb1) (govern) herrschenPhrasal Verbs:- rule off- rule out* * *n.Herrschaft f.Maßstab -¨e m.Regel -n f. v.beherrschen v.herrschen v.herschen v.regeln v. -
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1) правилоа) принцип; закон; условиеб) алгоритмв) вчт оператор для проверки исходных положений2) устанавливать правило или правила3) (масштабная) линейка (напр. рабочего окна текстовых редакторов)5) линовать; разграфлять•- rule of parallelogram
- activation rule
- adaline rule
- aeroplane rule
- Ampere's rule
- associative rules
- backpropagation learning rule
- basic encoding rules
- Bayes decision rule
- canonical encoding rules
- chain rule
- coding rule
- commutative rules
- complementary rules
- compositional rule of inference
- concretization rules
- corkscrew rule
- data point rules
- decision rule
- delta rule
- delta learning rule
- design rules
- dipolar selection rules
- distinguished encoding rules
- distributive rules
- explicit rules
- Fleming's rule
- format rule
- fuzzy rule
- generalized delta rule
- geometry rules
- Hebb rule
- Hebb learning rule
- idempotent rule s-
- implicit rules
- instrument flight rule s-
- involution rule
- Kelly rules
- Kohonen rule
- Kohonen learning rule
- layout rules
- learning rule
- left-hand rule
- Lenz's rule
- linear decision rule
- localization rule
- Maxwell's rule
- operating rules
- optical-transition selection rules
- orthographic rules
- outstar learning rule
- packed encoding rules
- perceptron rule
- perceptron learning rule
- priority rule
- production rule
- propagation rule
- randomized rule
- reduction rules
- rewrite rule
- right-hand rule
- scale rule
- screwdriver rule
- signaling rules
- slide rule
- spelling-to-sound rules
- star learning rule
- substitution rule
- tournament rule
- training rule
- transformation rule
- value rule
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1) правилоа) принцип; закон; условиеб) алгоритмв) вчт. оператор для проверки исходных положений3) (масштабная) линейка (напр. рабочего окна текстовых редакторов)5) линовать; разграфлять•- adaline rule
- aeroplane rule
- Ampere's rule
- associative rules
- backpropagation learning rule
- basic encoding rules
- Bayes decision rule
- canonical encoding rules
- chain rule
- coding rule
- commutative rules
- complementary rules
- compositional rule of inference
- concretization rules
- corkscrew rule
- data point rules
- decision rule
- delta learning rule
- delta rule
- design rules
- dipolar selection rules
- distinguished encoding rules
- distributive rules
- explicit rules
- Fleming's rule
- format rule
- fuzzy rule
- generalized delta rule
- geometry rules
- Hebb learning rule
- Hebb rule
- idempotent rules
- implicit rules
- instrument flight rules
- involution rule
- Kelly rules
- Kohonen learning rule
- Kohonen rule
- layout rules
- learning rule
- left-hand rule
- Lenz's rule
- linear decision rule
- localization rule
- Maxwell's rule
- operating rules
- optical-transition selection rules
- orthographic rules
- outstar learning rule
- packed encoding rules
- perceptron learning rule
- perceptron rule
- priority rule
- production rule
- propagation rule
- randomized rule
- reduction rules
- rewrite rule
- right-hand rule
- rule of logical inference
- rule of parallelogram
- scale rule
- screwdriver rule
- signaling rules
- slide rule
- spelling-to-sound rules
- star learning rule
- substitution rule
- tournament rule
- training rule
- transformation rule
- value rule
- visibility rules
- weight update rule
- Widrow-Hoff ruleThe New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > rule
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Англо-русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу > rule
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1. линейка; шпон2. линовать, графить3. меткаbox rule — линейка, обрамляющая текст, обрамление
4. линейка для разделения колонокrule box — линейка; шпон; ограничивающий прямоугольник
rule off — отделить чертой, провести линейкой черту
5. строкозакладная линейка6. пробельная линейка между полосами текста на формеcomposing rule — наборная линейка; шпон
copyfitting slide rule — расчётная линейка для набора, типографская линейка
creasing rule — штриховальный нож, штриховальная линейка
creasing steel rule — стальной штриховальный нож, стальная линейка для штриховки
cut rules — линейки, нарезанные на определённую длину
cutoff rule — линейка, отделяющая объявления друг от друга
know your customer rule — правило "знай своего клиента"
7. высекальная линейка, высекальный ножdepth rule — линейка — глубинометр
8. нож для просечки9. пилообразный режущий нож10. кегельная линейка, кегельный шпонfolding rule — складной метр, складная линейка
zigzag rule — складная линейка; складной метр
11. тиреen rule — полукегельная линейка; полукегельный шпон
French rule — французская линейка, линейка с утолщением в виде ромба посередине
12. линейка для подчёркивания заголовков13. линейка для образования черты в верху газетыmachine-cast rule — линейка, отлитая на машине
mutton rule — кегельная линейка; кегельный шпон
14. линейка для проведения параллельных линий; штриховальный прибор15. рантовая линейкаscore rule — штриховальная линейка, гибочная линейка
scoring steel rule — стальная штриховальная линейка, стальная гибочная линейка
spread rule — английская линейка; концевая линейка
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[ru:l] nwhere in the \rules does it say that? wo steht das?;those are the \rules so sind nun mal die Regeln;this is a club \rule das ist im Klub hier so üblich;it is a \rule that... es ist eine Regel, dass...;to know the \rules of a game die Spielregeln kennen;\rules and regulations Regeln und Bestimmungen;set of \rules Regeln fpl;traffic \rules Verkehrsregeln fpl;to break a \rule eine Regel brechen;according to the \rules nach den Regeln, den Regeln entsprechend;to be against the \rules gegen die Regeln verstoßenthe \rule of law die Rechtsstaatlichkeit;one-party \rule Einparteienherrschaft f;the period of Fascist \rule die faschistische HerrschaftPHRASES:\rule of thumb Faustregel f;to be the \rule die Regel sein;to make sth a \rule etw zur Regel machen;to run the \rule over sth überprüfen, ob etw in Ordnung ist;1) ( govern)to \rule sth/sb etw/jdn regieren;to \rule a country with a rod of iron ein Land mit eiserner Faust regieren2) ( control)to \rule sth etw beherrschen;she \rules her household with an iron hand sie führt ihren Haushalt mit einer eisernen Hand;to \rule sb's thinking jds Denken beherrschen3) ( draw)to \rule a line eine Linie ziehen4) ( decide)to \rule that... entscheiden, dass...;the courts have \ruled his brave action [to be] illegal die Gerichte entschieden, dass seine mutige Tat illegal warPHRASES:2) lawto \rule on sth in etw dat entscheiden;only the appeal court can \rule on this point nur das Berufungsgericht kann in diesem Punkt entscheiden;PHRASES: -
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n1) место, пункт, точка3) очко4) суть, смысл; точка зрения5) пункт, момент, вопрос, дело6) полит. жарг. кандидат на президентских выборах, вырвавшийся вперед по числу собранных голосов7) прицел8) острога•to be ahead of smb by two points — быть впереди кого-л. на два пункта ( на выборах или при опросе общественного мнения)
to make a point — высказывать что-л.; доказывать свою правоту
to resolve a sticking point — разрешать противоречие, мешавшее заключению соглашения
- at gun pointto stand at a turning point — стоять на перепутье / на распутье
- border crossing point
- crucial point
- diplomatic points
- entry point
- exit point
- focal point of tension
- focal point
- hot point
- key point
- news point
- on a point of clarification
- on a technical point
- point at issue
- point of contention
- point of difference
- point of drafting
- point of no return
- point of order
- point of principle
- point of substance
- point of tension
- points of disagreement
- polling point
- sore point
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"A concept that implements a single function point of a transport messaging policy. A transport rule contains conditions as to when to trigger this rule and an ordered set of actions as to what to do if the rule is triggered. Additionally, each transport rule can have exceptions that specify what to exclude from the condition. Exceptions typically identify a subset of criteria identified in the condition." -
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Англо-русский словарь по машиностроению > wooden folding rule
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English-russian dictionary of physics > one-point Gauss rule
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Rule — Rule, v. i. 1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; often followed by over. [1913 Webster] By me princes rule, and nobles. Prov. viii. 16. [1913 Webster] We subdue and rule over all other creatures. Ray. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
point of order — plural points of order n formal a rule used to organize an official meeting on a point of order (=according to a rule) ▪ One MP raised an objection on a point of order … Dictionary of contemporary English
Point — Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point lace — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point net — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point of concurrence — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English