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Meanings of reference in English

Portuguese
menção
Catalan
remissió
Spanish
mención

A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage.

menção
Portuguese
obras de referência
Catalan
llibre de referència

A book to which you can refer for authoritative facts.

obras de referência
Portuguese
referência
Catalan
referència
Spanish
referencia

An indicator that orients you generally.

referência
Catalan
referències

A formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability.

referències
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Examples for "reference point"
Examples for "reference point"
1
For LCCPs, a reference point relevant for humans could not be identified.
Pubmed
2
For contact objects, the external reference point is a contact in each case:
Nagios: system and network monitoring, 2nd edition
3
The unspoken reference point is the hypocentre of the world's first nuclear attack.
The Guardian
4
They say this will then be the reference point in future peace talks.
Reuters
5
But if they shared a common reference point it was Hendrix.
Radio NZ
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
Usage of reference in English
1
There's a very large reference market in France that doesn't exist elsewhere.
Wired
2
USDA's reports have long been a key reference for global commodities markets.
Reuters
3
The provisions it contains make scant reference to actual public health issues.
The Guardian
4
However, with ongoing studies into these matters, reference material becomes outdated quickly.
A Wiccan Bible
5
All posts about nuclear weapons, for example, require a reference to Aliens.
Wired
6
Therefore, international guidelines recommend calculating trimester- and assay-specific reference intervals per center.
Pubmed
7
The point is to reference and personalize; to reference and move forward.
Ebony
8
Similar studies applying an improved reference standard are warranted in the future.
Pubmed
9
The information included reference to one serious alleged incident in the files.
The Irish Times
10
An affiliated market participants group will review options for robust reference rates.
Reuters
11
However, proper data normalization with suitable reference genes is an absolute requirement.
Pubmed
12
However, it criticised the delay in drawing up the terms of reference.
The Irish Times
13
Currently, the number of available primate reference genomes limits these genome-wide comparisons.
Pubmed
14
New thoughts, ideas and designs should be recorded somewhere for future reference!
The South African
15
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has unveiled the working group's terms of reference.
Radio NZ
16
The reference was apparently to fast-growing countries such as China and India.
Reuters
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Reference through the time
Reference across language varieties
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Common
United States of America
Common
South Africa
Common
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