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Meanings of point in English

Portuguese
ponto-final
Catalan
punt
Spanish
punto
Wikidata

A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.

ponto-final
Russian
оконечность
Portuguese
ponta
Spanish
barba
Catalan
barba
Wikidata

Heraldic ordinary.

оконечность
Russian
точка
Portuguese
ponto geométrico
Spanish
punto
Catalan
punts
Wikidata

Fundamental object of geometry: locus within which we can distinguish no other locus than itself.

Related terms
точка
Wikidata

Client software for BBS networks.

Usage of point in English
1
These results therefore point to continued private sector expansion throughout the year.
The Guardian
2
Case in point: the current end of financial year and mid-year sales.
News.com.au
3
The situation in the North West is now well beyond crisis point.
The South African
4
The budget is a key point of political contention this election year.
Reuters
5
A year ago, football was in crisis - up to a point.
The Irish Times
6
However, at this point, details on its potential use cases are unknown.
The South African
7
Patients meeting all four conditions at week 16 achieved this end point.
Pubmed
8
Why should the situation reach a crisis point in a valley period?
The Irish Times
9
He has to work from the physical point of view, of course.
The Guardian
10
Protecting devices Understanding the key risk areas is a good starting point.
The Guardian
11
Case in point: Dominick and Georgia Graziano of Long Island, New York.
Chuck klosterman on rock
12
At this point the work for social workers, alongside health staff, begins.
The Guardian
13
Five years ago, however, he realised he had reached another turning point.
The Guardian
14
Now, for a variety of reasons, Russia's economy has reached crisis point.
The Irish Times
15
This is from an oil security point of view a crucial question.
Reuters
16
PROJECTIONS point to tourism becoming Ireland's largest industry by the year 2000.
The Irish Times