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pinpoint

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pin·point  (pnpoint)
n.
1. Something extremely small or trifling.
2. A very small or sharp point: a pinpoint of light.
3. A point on a map marking a precise location or target.
tr.v. pin·point·ed, pin·point·ing, pin·points
1. To locate or identify with precision.
2. To take precise aim at: pinpoint a target.
3. To direct attention to: We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.
adj.
1. Meticulously precise: measured the line with pinpoint accuracy.
2. Extremely small; minuscule: pinpoint creatures.

pinpoint
Verb
to locate or identify exactly: we've pinpointed the fault
Adjective
exact: pinpoint accuracy

1. A precisely identified point, especially on the ground, that locates a very small target, a reference point for rendezvous or for other purposes; the coordinates that define this point.
2. The ground position of aircraft determined by direct observation of the ground.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pinpoint - a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"
moment, instant, minute, second - a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
2.pinpointpinpoint - a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
maculation, patch, speckle, dapple, fleck, spot - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
3.pinpoint - the sharp point of a pin
point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
Verb1.pinpoint - locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome"
locate, turn up - discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining; "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

pinpoint
verb 1. identify, discover, spot, define, distinguish, put your finger on
verb 2. locate, find, spot, identify, home in on, zero in on, get a fix on
Translations
pinpoint [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt] vtprecisar
pinpoint [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt] vtindiquer (avec précision)
pinpoint [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt] vt (= identify) → genau festlegen, identifizieren [+ position of sth]; genau aufzeigen
pinpoint [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt] vtindicare con precisione


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The storm had left the sky clear, and over the smoke of the burning land the little fading pinpoint of Mars was dropping into the west, when a soldier came into my garden.
And then I gave a cry of exultation, for a tiny pinpoint of yellow light had suddenly transfixed the dark veil, and glowed steadily in the centre of the black square framed by the window.
 
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