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Meanings of point of reference in English

Portuguese
referência
Catalan
referència
Spanish
referencia

An indicator that orients you generally.

referência

Anything serving to indicate or point out, as a sign or token.

Synonyms
Examples for "indication"
Examples for "indication"
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The process of 'freezing' is often an indication of a trauma response.
News.com.au
2
It gave no indication of the state of health of the patients.
Reuters
3
He said there was no indication governments of those countries were involved.
Reuters
4
However, for now, there is no clear indication what caused the fire.
The South African
5
Politicians find it a handy indication of the way public opinion swings.
The Last Gladiatrix
Usage of point of reference in English
1
They swarm near a fixed point of reference such as a branch.
The Irish Times
2
Bereft of a point of reference, she had no choice but to ask.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
3
A previous epidemic is a natural, and encouraging, point of reference.
Reuters
4
Games aren't the only geeky point of reference for the designer's new line.
Wired
5
Use them as a point of reference when asking for directions.
Reuters
6
As a point of reference, going to the movies cost just 75 cents.
Reuters
7
As a point of reference, my friends are now in their early 30s.
Feminist dot com
8
That means nothing, like I don't have any sort of point of reference.
Wired
9
For me the striker is very important, he is a point of reference.
The Guardian
10
She didn't have that immediate point of reference for one thing.
Mcgillivray's mistress
11
They were a model family, a point of reference for intertribal and mixed marriage.
Say you're one of them
12
So keep mentioning it as the authorised point of reference.
The Guardian
13
There was no context, no anchor, no point of reference.
City of lies
14
He realised that the Reaper's sense of time would be equally without point of reference.
Bedlam
15
Some students tell me, "I need a photograph as a point of reference."
Gunn's golden rules
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But this is not Barack Obama's point of reference.
The post-american presidency: the obama administration's war on ...
Translations for point of reference
Portuguese
referência
Spanish
referencia