Phrase Hound found 921 phrases and 179 compound words that contain point. The most common are listed below. Open point in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 921
- point outTo identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
- point of viewA position from which something is seen.
- starting pointThe place where a journey starts.
- point of interestA point on an engineering drawing that has been added to make the layout of the part easier. It is usually the intersection of the tangent lines of a curve.
- turning pointA decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made.
- get to the pointTo state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.
- focal pointA focus; a point at which rays of light or other radiation converge.
- point of useThe location or other circumstances in which a product or service is utilized.
- point in timeA moment (of time).
- make a pointTo argue or promote an idea.
- take the pointTo agree with what a person says, to be persuaded by their arguments.
- point-to-pointTravelling directly from a starting point to an ending point, or from one point to another in a series of points without passing through any intermediate points.
- floating pointOf a number, written in two parts as a mantissa (also called significand, the value of the significant digits) and characteristic (order of magnitude / the power of a number base) e.g. 0.314159 × 10¹.
- access pointA device, such as an Internet modem, that permits wireless devices to connect to a network.
- point of saleThe location at which payment for goods is made in an establishment that sells goods or services.
- vantage pointA place or position affording a good view.
- fixed pointA fractional-number representation with a fixed number of digits after the decimal point. Compare floating point and integer.
- point of serviceAlternative form of point of sale: The location at which payment for goods is made in an establishment that sells goods or services.
- point of referenceA particular location which is used as an endpoint when measuring distances or charting maps.
- boiling pointThe temperature at which a liquid boils, with the vapor pressure equal to the given external pressure.
- decimal pointA period/full stop ⟨.⟩ or middot ⟨·⟩ used to set off the decimal or fractional part of a number, traditionally widely used in some countries but not others.
- percentage pointOne hundredth of a given value, used to measure the difference between two percentages.
- one pointSynonym of ace point: The player's first point on the board.
- critical pointThe temperature and pressure at which the vapour density of the gas and liquid phases of a fluid are equal, at which point there is no difference between gas and liquid.
- melting pointThe temperature at which the solid and liquid phases of a substance are in equilibrium; it is relatively insensitive to changes in pressure.
Compound words 179
- pointerAnything that points or is used for pointing.
- checkpointA point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.
- standpointA point of view; a perspective.
- endpointEither of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
- viewpointThe position from which something is observed or considered
- pinpointThe point of a pin.
- midpointA point equidistant between two extremes.
- counterpointA melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
- waypointAny mapped reference point on a route that can be easily identified.
- breakpointA point in a program at which operation may be interrupted during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated.