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41 in point of fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) pravzaprav -
42 make one's point
(to state one's opinion persuasively.) povedati svoje mnenje -
43 power point
(a socket on a wall etc into which an electric plug can be fitted.) vtičnica -
44 appoint
[ə'point]1) (to give (a person) a job or position: They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager.) imenovati2) (to fix or agree on (a time for something): to appoint a time for a meeting.) določiti•- appointment* * *[əpɔint]transitive verb(to) določiti, ustanoviti, ukazati; predpisati; urediti; opremiti; imenovati; zadolžiti; voditi -
45 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) središče2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) središče, center3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) središče2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) biti v središču2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) osredotočiti se* * *I [séntə]nounsredišče, sredinastorm centre — središče nevihte; figuratively žarišče nemirovII [séntə]adjectivesrediščen, srednji, centralenIII [séntə]1.intransitive verbbiti v središču( —in, on, round) osredotočiti se; (on) sloneti;2.transitive verbcentrirati, osredotočiti; v središče postaviti; biti središče -
46 focus
['foukəs] 1. plurals - focuses, foci; noun1) (the point at which rays of light meet after passing through a lens.) žarišče2) (a point to which light, a look, attention etc is directed: She was the focus of everyone's attention.) cilj2. verb1) (to adjust (a camera, binoculars etc) in order to get a clear picture: Remember to focus the camera / the picture before taking the photograph.) izostriti2) (to direct (attention etc) to one point: The accident focussed public attention on the danger.) osredotočiti•- focal- in
- out of focus* * *I [fóukəs]nounžarišče, gorišče, kotišče; legloin focus — v žarišču; oster, jasen (slika)out of focus — zunaj žarišča; nejasen (slika)II [fóukəs]transitive verb & intransitive verbosredotočiti (se) -
47 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) zamrzniti2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) zmrzovati3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) zmrzniti4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) zamrzniti5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) okamneti6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) zamrzniti2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) zmrzal- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up* * *I [fri:z]1.intransitive verbzmrzniti, zamrzniti; zledeneti; otrpniti; zebsti, zmrzovati;2.transitive verbpomraziti; paralizirati; zledeniti; blokirati; vezati (vloge)slang to freeze on to — prikleniti se na koga, kaj; American dokončno sprejeti, določiti enotne mere, standardiziratiit freezes — zmrzuje, je pod ničloII [fri:z]nounzmrzal; zaledenitev; blokiranje -
48 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) obrniti2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) obrniti se3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) zaviti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) usmeriti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) zaviti okoli6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) spremeniti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) postati2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) obrat2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) navoj3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) ovinek, odcep4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) (biti) na vrsti za5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) točka•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *I [tə:n]nounvrtljaj, vrtenje, obračanje, obrat; ovinek, zavoj, okljuk, vijuga, krivulja; figuratively izkrivljenje; (posebna) smer, sprememba smeri, obrnjena smer; preokret, preobrat; kriza; economy prodaja, promet; sprememba, menjava, redno menjavanje pri opravljanju (posla, službe), turnus, vrstni red; zamena, šiht, posada, delovna izmena; runda; (kratek) sprehod, pot, runda; zaposlenost (s čim), (prehoden) poklic; usluga; prilika, priložnost; točka v programu (varieteja); namen, namera, potreba; figuratively sposobnost, talent, dar ( for za), nagnjenje; oblika, obris; način mišljenja, razpoloženje; postopek; izraz; colloquially živčni pretres, šak, omotica, strah, močno razburjenje; skisanje (mleka); printing obrnjena črka, obrnjen tisk; sport trojka (pri drsanju); plural medicine menstruacija, mesečna čiščaturn (and turn) about — izmenoma, menjaje seat every turn — pri vsakem koraku, ob vsaki priliki, neprestano, ob vsakem časuby turns, in turns — izmenoma, zaporedoma; v turnusu, eno za drugimevery one in his turn! — vsakdo (vsi) po vrsti!in the turn of a hand — v hipu, kot bi trenilout of one's turn — zunaj, mimo svoje vrste; ne na mestua turn of fortune (of Fortune's wheel) — preobrat, preokret sreče, usodeturn of life medicine klimakterijthe turn of the tide — oseka, figuratively sprememba položaja, preobratto be on the turn — biti na preokretnici, prelomniciwhose turn is it? — kdo je na vrsti?to do s.o. a good (bad) turn — napraviti komu dobro (slabo) uslugohe did me an ill turn — škodoval mi je, eno mi je zagodelone good turn deserves another — roka roko umiva, usluga za uslugoto (a)wait one's turn — čakati, da pridemo na vrstoto give s.o. a turn — prestrašiti kogaleft (right) turn! British English military na levo (desno)!don't speak out of your turn! — ne govori, če nisi na vrsti!it serves my turn — to mi prav pride, mi dobro služi (koristi)to take a turn at s.th. — kratek čas se s čim ukvarjatito take the good (bad) turn, to take a turn for the good (bad) — obrniti se na boljše (slabše)II [tə:n]1.transitive verb(za)vrteti (v krogu); obrniti, obračati, narobe obrniti; preobrniti, prekopati; odbiti, odvrniti; spremeniti smer, dati drugo smer; odločiti; spremeniti (v), predrugačiti, pretvoriti; prevesti (tekst); skisati (mleko); prekoračiti, preiti; obiti, militaryobkoliti; izogniti se; zaviti okoli, obrniti, nameriti (korak itd.); napotiti, nagnati, spoditi ( into v); sport delati (prekuce, salte, kolo); otopiti, skrhati (nož); naščuvati, nahujskati ( against proti); zmešati (glavo), zmesti, znoriti; economy v denar spraviti, unovčiti; stružiti, zaokrogliti, zaobliti, dati okroglo obliko; lepo oblikovati; figuratively lepo formulirati (stavek); obsolete speljati na kriva pota, zapeljati; spreobrniti;2.intransitive verbvrteti se, dati se vrteti; obračati se, obrniti se; prevračati se, prevrniti se; figuratively postaviti se na glavo; postati omotičen; zaviti, kreniti, napraviti zavoj; zateči se (to k), obrniti se, pogledati nazaj; oprijeti se, lotiti se, ukvarjati se; spremeniti se, spremeniti naravo; skisati se (mleko), postati (žaltav itd.), pokvariti se; stružiti se, postati top, skrhati se (nož); obsolete prebegniti, postati uskok (odpadnik, dezerter)to turn an attack military odbiti napadto turn the ( —ali one's) back (up)on — hrbet obrniti (pokazati); obrniti se proč odto turn bankrupt — priti pod stečaj (v konkurz), bankrotirati, doživeti bankrot, priti na bobenhe turned many books in his life figuratively mnogo je prebral v svojem življenjuto turn s.o.'s brain — znoriti kogato turn bridle — obrniti se, začeti se umikatito turn bear (bull) economy špekulirati na padec (dvig) cen in tečajev na borzito turn into cash — spraviti v denar (gotovino), unovčitito turn the cat in the pan figuratively stvar (že nekako) urediti, v red spravitito turn the cheek figuratively obrniti (nastaviti) tudi drugo lice, požreti (kaj) zaradi (ljubega) miruto turn one's coat figuratively obrniti, obračati plašč (po vetru)he turned his coat — izneveril se je svoji stranki, postal je odpadnikto turn the corner figuratively srečno prebroditi krizoto turn a difficulty — izogniti se težavi, obiti težavoto turn a deaf ear — narediti se gluhega (to za), ne hoteti slišatito turn the edge of a remark — napraviti opazko manj ostro, omiliti opazkoto turn king's ( American state's) evidence juridically postati glavna obremenilna pričahe is just turning 50 — pravkar je prekoračil 50. letoto turn one's face to the wall — obrniti obraz proti steni, figuratively biti pripravljen za smrt, (hoteti) umretito turn s.o.'s tiank figuratively prelisičiti koga, premagati koga v debatito turn one's hand to s.th. — lotiti se, oprijeti se česashe can turn her hand to anything — ona je zelo spretna, praktičnanot to turn a hand to help s.o. — s prstom ne migniti, da bi komu pomagalito turn one's head — obrniti glavo, pogledati nazajto turn s.o.'s head — zmešati komu glavoto turn headsprings sport delati (vrteti) kolesato turn head over heels — prekucniti se, prekopicniti seto turn s.o.'s heart figuratively pregovoriti kogato turn s.th. inside out — obrniti kaj (narobe), zvrniti kajto turn to the left — obrniti se, kreniti, zaviti na levoto turn loose — odvezati, izpustiti koga (na prostost); popustiti; American streljati, ustrelitito turn s.o. mad — napraviti koga blaznegayou will turn me mad — zblaznel, znorel bom zaradi vasto turn s.th. in one's mind — premišljevati kajto turn s.th. to one's profit — obrniti kaj v svojo korist, izkoristiti kajto turn s.o. to religion — spreobrniti koga (k veri)to turn the scale — nagniti tehtnico, figuratively odločifi (kaj)to turn s.o. sick — povzročiti komu slabostshe turned sick — slabo ji je postalo, morala je bruhati; zbolela jeto turn a somersault — napraviti prekuc, saltomy stomach turns (at) — želodec se mi obrača (ob), vzdiguje se mito turn the tables (up)on s.o. figuratively obrniti argumente proti komu, obrniti položajto turn tail — obrniti se, stisniti rep med noge, zbežatithe tide has turned — nastopila je oseka, figuratively sreča se je obrnila (se obrača)to turn one's thumb down figuratively odkloniti, ne hotetito turn turtle nautical slang prevrniti seto turn upon s.th. — biti odvisen od česaI don't know which way to turn — ne vem, po kateri poti naj krenem, figuratively ne vem ne kod ne kam; ne vem, kaj naj naredimthe wind has turned — zapihal je drug veter (tudi figuratively)even a worm will turn — figuratively tudi najmirnejši človek se brani, če je napaden -
49 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) pričkati se2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) zavzemati se3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) prepričati4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) zagovarjati•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *[á:gju:]1.transitive verb(for, against) dokazovati, pobijati; pretresati; kazati;2.intransitive verbto argue against s.th. — nastopiti proti čemuit argues him to be an honest man — to dokazuje, da je poštenjakto argue s.o. into — pregovoriti koga (da kaj stori)to argue s.o. out of — odvrniti koga od česa -
50 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) podstavek, osnovnica2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) osnova3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) (vojaška) baza2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) opirati na, osnovati- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) nizkoten- basely- baseness* * *I [beis]nounosnova, podlaga; podstavek, temelj; noga, podnožje; osnovnica, osnovna ploskev; chemistry baza; military baza, oporišče; start in cilj (pri tekmi)II [beis]transitive verb(on, upon) imeti za osnovo; osnovati, ustanoviti; opirati se, zanašati seIII [beis]adjective ( basely adverb)prostaški, nizkoten; manjvreden; slab, ponarejen -
51 beside
1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) ob2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) v primerjavi z•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) povrh- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
- be beside the point* * *[bisáid]prepositionrazen, poleg, blizu, ob strani; verb primeri sto be beside o.s. — biti ves iz sebe -
52 central
['sentrəl]1) (belonging to or near the centre (eg of a town): His flat is very central.) središčen, osrednji2) (principal or most important: the central point of his argument.) glaven•- centralise
- centralization
- centralisation
- centrally
- central heating
- central processing unit* * *I [séntrəl]adjectivesrediščen, osrednji; glavenII [séntrəl]nounAmerican telefonska centrala -
53 culminate
((with in) to reach the highest or most important point: The celebrations culminated in a firework display in the local park.) doseči višek* * *[kʌlmineit]intransitive verb astronomy figuratively (in) doseči višek, priti do vrha, kulminiratifiguratively culminating point — vrhunec -
54 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) smer2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) vodstvo3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) navodila4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) usmeritev* * *[dirékšən, dairékšən]nounsmer, pravec; navodilo; vodstvo, upravljanje; uprava, ravnateljstvo; področje; naslovtechnical direction finder — usmerjevalna antenadirection indicator — smerni kazalec, smernik -
55 fact
[fækt]1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) dejstvo2) (reality: fact or fiction.) stvarnost•- factual
- factually
- as a matter of fact
- in fact
- in point of fact* * *[fækt]noundejstvo, resničnost, resnica; dejanje; ugotovitevjuridically before the fact — pred zagrešitvijo zločinain (point of) fact, as a matter of fact — pravzaprav, po pravici povedano, dejanskoit is a positive fact — to je čista resnica, čisto gotovocolloquially the facts of life — resnica o spolnem življenjujuridically before the fact — pred izvršitvijo dejanja -
56 F.P.
abbreviationfreezing point; fire point; mil field punishment; former pupil -
57 half-way
adjective, adverb (of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end: We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now.) na pol poti* * *I [há:fwei]adjectiveki je na pol poti; polovičen, deljen, kompromisenfiguratively vmesna postaja, vmesna stopnja, kompromis; sport half-way line — srednja črta na igriščuII [há:fwei]adverbna pol poti, v sredini; polovičnoto meet s.o. half-way — napraviti s kom kompromis, sporazumeti se s kom -
58 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) spojiti2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) spojiti3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) pridružiti se4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) priključiti se, srečati se5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) pridružiti se2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) stik- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *I [džɔin]nounstikališče, spajanje, spajalen člen; utorII [džɔin]1.transitive verbspojiti, spajati, združiti, sestaviti, povezati, priključiti, pridružiti, srečati, dotikati;2.intransitive verbpriključiti se, pridružiti se, združiti se; včlaniti se; spojiti se; strinjati se ( with s, z; in v, glede); mejiti, dotikati semilitary & nautical nastopiti službo; nautical vkrcati se; geometry spojiti dve točki (s krivuljo ali premico); military to join the army — iti v vojskoto join hands (with) — skleniti roke, rokovati se, združiti se s komto join issue with — ne strinjati se, pobijati (z argumenti)slang to join the majority — umretito join s.o. in doing s.th. — skupaj kaj delati -
59 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) premik2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) gibanje3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) gib4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) gibanje5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) premični deli6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) stavek7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) težnja* * *[mú:vmənt]noungibanje (tudi politics); gib, premik; (zlasti plural) ukrepi, koraki; (hiter) razvoj (dogodkov); prizadevanje, tendenca, nagnenje (to k); potek zapleta (v literaturi), ritem (v verzu); music stavek; music tempo; technical tek (stroja), premični deli stroja, kolesa; medicine stolica; economy gibanje cen, prodaja, promet -
60 off
(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) zaznamovati čas prihoda na delo in odhoda z dela* * *I [ɔ(:)f]adverb1.(smer, večinoma v zvezi z glagoli) stran, proč ( he rode ŋ odjahal je);2.3.od, proč, dol, raz ( off with your hat odkrij se);4.ugasnjen, izklopljen, zaprt (radio, luč, plin itd.);5.prekinjen, končan, razprodan ( the bet is ŋ stava ne velja več, the whole thing is ŋ vse je padlo v vodo, oranges are ŋ pomaranč ni več);6.(dela) prost ( to take a day ŋ vzeti si prost dan);7.čisto, do kraja ( to drink ŋ vse izpiti, to sell ŋ razprodati);8.economy (trg) medel, slab ( the market is ŋ);9.ne sveže, pokvarjeno (hrana);10.sportne v formi;11.Americanv zmoti ( you are off on that point motiš se v tem);razno: be off!, off you go!, off with you! — odidi, proč s teboj!to be off — oditi, motiti se, biti prismojen (navadno a little ŋ), biti odpovedanright off, straight off — takojto see s.o. off — spremiti koga, ki odpotujehow are you off for? — kako si kaj z (denarjem)?II [ɔ(:)f]preposition (proč, stran) odoff duty — prost, ne v službislang off one's feed — brez apetitato get s.th. off one's chest — olajšati si dušo, izpovedatislang off one's head — prismojen, norkeep off the grass! — ne hodi po travioff the map — izbrisan, ki je izginilsport off side — nedovoljen del igriščaoff the point — nevažno, nebistveno, ki ne spada k stvariIII [ɔ(:)f]adjectivebolj oddaljen; stranski (ulica); figuratively postranski; desni (konj, stran česa, stran pri kriketu); prost (dan); slabši od običajnega; (zlasti economy) manjvreden, slabše kakovosti, ki ne ustreza ( off size); neverjeten; nesvež (sadje)an off chance — slabo upanje, majhna verjetnostoff colour — slabše barve (dragulj), bled, nezdrav (človek)off day — prost dan, figuratively slab danoff guard — nepazljiv, nečuječ, nepripravljenBritish English the off side of the road — desna stran ceste, bolj oddaljena stranIV [ɔ(:)f]noundesna stran pri kriketuV [ɔ(:)f]transitive verbcolloquially odpovedati, razveljaviti (pogodbo); zapustiti, oditi
См. также в других словарях:
point — 1. (poin ; le t se lie : un poin t important ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des points z importants) s. m. 1° Douleur qui point, qui pique. 2° Piqûre que l on fait dans l étoffe avec une aiguille enfilée d un fil. 3° Nom donné à certains… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
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
Point of contrary flexure — 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 order — 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 sight — 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 view — 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 paper — 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 system of type — 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