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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