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Definition: Point Of Reference |
Point Of ReferenceNoun1. An indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Point Of ReferenceSynonyms: reference (n), reference point (n). (additional references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The following graph serves as a point of reference of the population breakdown and amounts allocated per person. (references) | |
For instance, Hong Kong, China's point of reference for development and progress, handles almost five times as many TEU's as Shanghai, China's main container port. Substantial expansion of Chinese container ports will be required to achieve Hong Kong's preeminent status. (references) | ||
Economic History | Saudi Arabia | The establishment of the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) as point of reference for prospective investors is expected to enhance the foreign investment climate. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Language | Translations for "point of reference"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | origine quelconque (arbitrary point of reference), origine arbitraire (arbitrary point of reference). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | orientierungspunkt (landmark). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | σημείο αναφοράς (bench mark, datum, datum point, measuring point, reference point). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | vonatkoztatási pont, szintjel (bench mark, benchmark), alappont (datum, datum point). (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | punto di riferimento (landmark). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 基準点 (reference point). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きじゅ"て" (reference point). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ointpay ofay eferenceray punto de referencia (benchmark, guide mark). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-e-f-f-i-n-n-o-o-p-r-r-t" | |
-4 letters: interference. | |
-5 letters: reconnoiter, reconnoitre. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 6F 69 6E 74 4F 66 52 65 66 65 72 65 6E 63 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01101001 01101110 01110100 00100000 01001111 01100110 00100000 01010010 01100101 01100110 01100101 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o i n t   O f   R e f e r e n c e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 0069 006E 0074 004F 0066 0052 0065 0066 0065 0072 0065 006E 0063 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5081758086249722527172718471806971 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francés |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemán |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", griego |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, húngaro |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonés |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonés |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , español |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglés |
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