POINT OF

Definition: POINT OF

POINT OF

1. To bend over the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: POINT OF

Evil is a point of view (Interview With the Vampire; writing credit: Anne Rice)

It's the truth from a certain point of view (Star Wars; writing credit: George Lucas)

From your point of view (The Terminator; writing credit: James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, Harlan Ellison)

We all travel thousands of miles just to check in to some place with all the comforts of home, and you gotta ask yourself, what is the point of that (The Beach; writing credit: John Hodge)

What's the point of living if you don't have a dick (Donnie Darko; writing credit: Richard Kelly)

I kept my point of view (I Made It Through The Rain; performing artist: Barry Manilow)

Nearly made me sick to the point of throwing up (What's Your Flava?; performing artist: Craig David)

Just because you graduate from school so high in the gene pool, that's your point of view (Leaving Town; performing artist: Dexter Freebish)

I don't care about their point of view (Everybody's Talkin My Baby Down; performing artist: Dion)

No point of war ("War"; performing artist: Edwin Starr)

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. (references; author: unknown)

Point of Impact (1993)

West Point of the South (1936)

The Point of View (1920)

At the Point of a Gun (1919)

From Another Point of View (2003)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Point of Sale Terminals in Saudi Arabia: A Strategic Entry Report, 1997 (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Don Juan and the Point of Honor: Seduction, Patriarchal Society, and Literary Tradition (Penn State Studies in Romance Literatures) (reference)

• Point of Impact (reference)

• Expositions of Bible Doctrines Taking the Epistle to the Romans As a Point of Departure [4 Volumes] (reference)

• Dog Talk: Training Your Dog Through a Canine Point of View (reference)

• The Turning Point of the Revolution or Burgoyne in America (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Point Of Beginning (reference)

• Annuities From Buyers Point Of View (reference)

• Point Of Care : Journal Of Near Patient Testing (reference)

• Point Of View (reference)

• Point Of Purchase Magazine (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Point of Betrayal (reference)

• Point of Order (reference)

• Body Chemistry 3 - Point of Seduction (reference)

• Point of View (reference)

• An Engineer's Point of View (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Point of Entry [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] [EXTRA TRACKS] (reference)

• Peculiar Point of Balance (reference)

• My Point of View [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED] (reference)

• Our Point of View (reference)

• Point of View (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• QuickBooks Point of Sale 2003 Hardware Bundle (reference)

• Burnout 2: Point of Impact (reference)

• QuickBooks Point of Sale (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The Lambert Glacier in Antarctica is the world's largest glacier. The focal point of this image is an icefall that feeds into the glacier from the vast ice sheet covering the polar plateau. Ice flows like water, albeit much more slowly. Cracks can be seen in this icefall as it bends and twists on its slow-motion descent 1300 feet (400 meters) to the glacier below. Credit: NASA.

Triangulation observations on Cape Prince of Wales The westernmost point of North America Triangulation party of A. Newton Stewart. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Point Udall Millennium Monument. A sundial was erected here, the easternmost point of United States Territory to commemorate the coming of the new millennium . The marker represents "a continuum between all who have come before and all who are yet to come.". Credit: America's Coastlines.

Beginning point of trip to Fanning Island. Credit: America's Coastlines.

The harbor at Port Stanley The beginning point of HMRS SHACKLETON Antarctic cruise. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

A view of the harbor The beginning point of HMRS SHACKLETON Antarctic cruise. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Figure 3. H. Fol and E. Sarasin photometer, 1885 model. From top to bottom - Device closed; device open; the surface float. This model was designed to fix the weak point of the preceding model that was not able to execute a sole measurement at a given depth. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 7. Isaacs-Kidd trawling net for intermediate depths. Devised by John D. Isaacs and Lewis W. Kidd from Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1950. above shows the net at the point of immersion. This net was meant to capture very large animals of very great speed. This net was successfully tested at more than 1000 meters water depth off California in 1950. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

A pond is the focal point of a backyard conservation scene in a backyard in Cantril, Iowa, a small town in Van Buren County in southeastern Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts.

View point of Lower Camp Lake and Cathedral Cliffs, taken on edge of "tip of dagger. Credit: Frank Lang.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

King James the first, in his speech to the parliament, 1603, tells them thus, I will ever prefer the weal of the public, and of the whole commonwealth, in making of good laws and constitutions, to any particular and private ends of mine; thinking ever the wealth and weal of the commonwealth to be my greatest weal and worldly felicity; a point wherein a lawful king doth directly differ from a tyrant: for I do acknowledge, that the special and greatest point of difference that is between a rightful king and an usurping tyrant, is this, that whereas the proud and ambitious tyrant doth think his kingdom and people are only ordained for satisfaction of his desires and unreasonable appetites, the righteous and just king doth by the contrary acknowledge himself to be ordained for the procuring of the wealth and property of his people. (Second Treatise of Government)

Only from the point of view of being the most suffering class does the proletariat exist for them. (reference)

Within a period of three weeks after the coming into force of the present Treaty, the port of Strasburg and the port of Kehl shall be constituted, for a period of seven years, a single unit from the point of view of exploitation. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

But she hardly sees it from that point of view

While the procession passed, the child was uneasy, fluttering up and down, like a bird on the point of taking flight

Behind the point of the A, behind the plateau of Mont Saint Jean, is the forest of Soignes

The little word seemed to have turned a rapier point of his sensitiveness against this courteous and vigilant foe.

Rose of Sharon dug at a deep eye in a potato with the point of her knife

On the 21st of April, 1709, we sailed into the river of Clumegnig, which is a seaport town, at the southeast point of Luggnagg

All very well perhaps from his point of view, but only a little better than the common dilettantism

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Breathing is also severely slowed, sometimes to the point of death. (references)

Receptors for substance P served as a portal or point of entry for the compound. (references)

But the receptor is just the starting point of the cell's communications system. (references)

Business

The IVA is recovered at the point of sale. (references)

The VAT is recoverable at the point of sale. (references)

Value Added Tax (VAT) is due at each point of transaction. (references)

Civil Liberties

Poland

The TVN also was the first station to launch a 24-hour news channel, TVN 24. The new broadcasting company, Catholic TV, is considered to present a far-right, conservative point of view, although the impact is marginal and viewership is below 1 percent. (references)

Tajikistan

There is one government-run television network; its several local stations cover regional and local issues from an official point of view. (references)

Russia

Legally bound to provide food and emergency medical care for undocumented travelers, the airline returns them to their point of departure as quickly as possible; airlines are fined if an undocumented passenger is admitted to the country but not if the passenger is returned to the country of origin. (references)

Economic History

Brazil

The initial point of contact for any export activity should be the U.S. Department of Commerce Export Assistance Center. (references)

Singapore

The limit has recently been raised to 15 locations, and QFBs will be allowed access to local electronic funds transfer point of sale terminals effective July 1, 2002. The MAS is expected to issue two more QFB licenses later in 2001. (references)

Senegal

With its capital city of Dakar located on the westernmost point of Africa, Senegal is a gateway to the continent. (references)

Human Rights

Panama

A point of contention between district court judges and their superior court magistrate bosses is the extreme pay differential between the two. (references)

Russia

He appointed the presidential envoy for the southern federal region, Viktor Kazantsev, an army general who had served in Chechnya, as a point of contact. (references)

Guinea

The State Security Court is comprised of magistrates directly appointed by the President, and the verdict is open only to an appeal on a point of law, not for the reexamination of evidence. (references)

Political Economy

BRAZIL

The principal point of contention seems to be objection by the legislative branch over dispute settlement language. (references)

POLAND

The customs duty code has different rates for the same commodities, depending on the point of export. (references)

ROMANIA

In order to solve this problem, the government drafted a bill that came into force in 2001 regulating the customs' right to check on imports from the IPR point of view. (references)

Political Rights

Tanzania

The Zanzibar Government refused to reform its electoral commission, a provision that was central to the agreement, and the Commonwealth Agreement remained a point of contention during the CCM-CUF dialog during the year. (references)

Trade

Cote D'ivoire

Bureau Veritas Inspection Certificate: Issued by the inspecting Bureau Veritas office at the point of origin and delivered to the importer in Abidjan. (references)

Brazil

It is assessed at the point of sale by the manufacturer or processor in the case of domestically produced goods, and at the point of customs clearance in the case of imports. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Otherwise, the traveler risks being subjected to inoculation at the point of entry, which is highly inadvisable. (references)

Russia

To prevent possible difficulties in taking currency and valuables back out of Russia, the travelers are highly advised to ensure that their passenger declaration form is completed and is stamped by customs officials at the point of entry. (references)

Korea

For direct flights, flying time ranges from 12-16 hours, depending on the point of departure. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "POINT OF": at the highest point of ♦ at the point of ♦ at the point of death ♦ at the point of leaving ♦ at the point of the bayonet ♦ at the point of the sword ♦ be on the point of ♦ be on the point of doing smth. ♦ break the point of ♦ come around to one's point of vew ♦ erroneous point of view ♦ first point of Aries ♦ from every point of view ♦ from my point of view ♦ in point of ♦ in point of fact ♦ Isolated point of a curve ♦ main point of view ♦ make a point of ♦ make a point of smth. ♦ mean point of burst ♦ mean point of impact ♦ number of R&D personnel involved in the projects funded by international R&D and innovation programmes as a percentage of the total R&D personnel in a region at a given point of time ♦ number of R&D personnel involved in the projects funded by international R&D and innovation programmes in a region at a given point of time ♦ on the point of ♦ point of a hook ♦ point of a needle ♦ point of accumulation ♦ point of agrement ♦ point of apoapsis ♦ point of attack ♦ point of compass ♦ point of concurrence ♦ point of conscience ♦ point Of Contact ♦ point of contrary flexure ♦ Point of Control and Observation ♦ point of culmination ♦ point of departure ♦ point of destination ♦ point of discharge ♦ point of distance ♦ point of entry ♦ point of etiquette ♦ point of exclamation ♦ point of fact ♦ point of honor ♦ point of honour ♦ point of impact ♦ point of inflection ♦ point of initiation ♦ point of interconnect ♦ point of interest ♦ point of interest information ♦ point of interrogation ♦ point of intersection ♦ point of law ♦ point of no return ♦ point of order ♦ point of order! ♦ point of periapsis ♦ point of presence ♦ point of principle ♦ point of reference ♦ point of return ♦ Point Of Rocks ♦ point of sale ♦ point of sale terminal ♦ point of service ♦ point of sight ♦ point of the chin ♦ point of view ♦ To make a point of ♦ to turn the point of ♦ virtual point of presence. Additional references.

Afrikaans

standpunt (contention, point of view, viewpoint). (various references)

Albanian

pikëpamje (angle, aspect, light, mind, notion, outlook, point of view, position, side, standpoint, view, viewpoint), në të vërtetë (actually, as a matter of fact, authentically, de facto, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in sooth, indeed, virtually), faktikisht (actually, as a matter of fact, factitive, factually, in fact, in point of fact), çështje proceduriale (point of order). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في الحقيقة (actually, as a matter of fact, factually, honestly, in effect, in point of fact), ‏ملاحظة لجدول الاعمال (point of order), ‏وجهة نظر (angle, color, colour, dogmatism, estimation, mind, opinion, perspective, point of view, sentiment, slant, standpoint, viewpoint), ‏رآي (notion, point of view, position, thinner). (various references)

Chinese 

�'度 (angle, point of view), 交點 (point of intersection), 來說 (interpret a topic from a certain point of view), 來看 (interpret a topic from a certain point of view), 不行了 (dying, on the point of death). (various references)

Czech

vlastnì (actually, as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in point of fact, in substance, indeed, really, virtually), styèný bod (point of contact), stanovisko (point of view, stand, stand point, standpoint, view point, viewpoint), názor (estimation, feeling, idea, notion, opinion, outlook, point of view, sentiments, theory, verdict, view, viewpoint), hledisko (angle, aspect, point of view, stand point, standpoint, vantage, view point, viewpoint), fakticky (factually, in point of fact, really). (various references)

Danish

legeringernes smeltepunkt saenkes betydeligt af kulstof hvorved stoebeligheden forbedres (carbon markedly lowers the melting point of the alloy and thus considerably improves its castability), drejepunkt for krop/ben (point of torso/thigh rotation), eksponderingsjastigheden paa det sted hvor filmens svaertning er maksimal (the exposure rate at the point of maximum film darkening), forsvindingspunkt for lodrette linier (vanishing point of the vertical lines), gøre sine synspunkter gældende (put forward its point of view), hoeneker lige foer de gaar i laegning (point of lay pullets), barbe (point, point of a hook), kulminationspunkt (culminating point, point of culmination), servicested (point of service), matematisk punkt på sporskift (theoretical point of deviation of switch), mindste passageafstand (closest point of approach), modhage (point, point of a hook), od (overdose, point, point of a hook), ruhedsdybden er forskellen mellem den højeste top og den dybeste dal (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), salgspunkt (point of purchase, point of sale), salgsterminal (point of purchase, point of sale), sejgringsnetvaerk dannes under stoerkningenenten gradvist paa de steder,hvor soejlekrystallerne stoeder sammen i hjoernerne af det stoebte emne eller ved revnedannelse (either progressively at the point of intersection of the columnar grains in the corners of cast products ( corner ghosts ), or by cracking, these threads of segregate form during solidification), interconnectpunkt (point of interconnect). (various references)

Dutch

point-of-sale (point of purchase, point of sale), point-of-purchase (point of purchase, point of sale), punt (dot, element, fragment, item, particle, peak, period, point, spot, summit, tip), point of service (point of service), in articulo mortis (at the point of death, in articulo mortis, in extremis), het smeltpunt van legeringen wordt door koolstof aanzienlijk verlaagd,zodat de gietbaarheid duidelijk verbetert (carbon markedly lowers the melting point of the alloy and thus considerably improves its castability), handelaar (businessman, merchant), gezichtspunt (point of view, viewpoint), gezichtshoek (point of view), exposietempo op de plaats van de maximale zwarting (the exposure rate at the point of maximum film darkening), afgiftepunt (address of delivery, address to be served, point of mail delivery, point to be served), de te ver doorbuigende pijplengte tussen het horizontale lichterdek en het tegenbuigingspunt wordt door rollen op de lichter en de pijphelling ondersteund (is supported by rollers on the barge and stinger, that length of pipe between the horizontal barge deck and the point of counter-flexure, the overbend), contactpunt (point of contact), motie van orde (point of order), culminatiepunt (culminating point, culmination, point of culmination), diepste punt van een schacht (deepest point of a shaft), deze uitscheidingsnetwerken worden tijdens het stollen gevormd,hetzij progressief op het knooppunt van de stengelkristallen in de hoeken van gegoten produkten,hetzij door scheuren (either progressively at the point of intersection of the columnar grains in the corners of cast products ( corner ghosts ), or by cracking, these threads of segregate form during solidification), De totale diepte of totale ruwheid is het hoogteverschil tussen het hoogste en het laagste punt van de oneffenheid (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), draaiingspunt lovenlichaam/dij (point of torso/thigh rotation), loopschijf (suspension point of the plummet wire), aanrakingspunt (point of contact), merchant (point of service), zijn standpunt verdedigen (put forward its point of view), omslagpunt (end point, final point, point of change), op het ogenblik van de dood (at the point of death, in articulo mortis, in extremis), op het punt van sterven (at the point of death, in articulo mortis, in extremis), standpunt (contention, point of view, viewpoint), theoretisch punt van tong (theoretical point of deviation of switch), uitroepingsteken (note of exclamation, point of exclamation), uitroepteken (note of exclamation, point of exclamation), verbindingspunt (point of interconnect), verdwijnend punt van de verticale lijnen (vanishing point of the vertical lines), verkooppunt (point of purchase, point of sale), mathematisch punt van tong (theoretical point of deviation of switch). (various references)

Esperanto

kontaktpunkto (point of contact), kontaktloko (point of contact). (various references)

Finnish

oikeastaan (in point of fact, in reality, properly, really), ajatuskanta (point of view, standpoint), ilmansuunta (cardinal point, point of the compass), kärki (edge, end, peak, point, point apex tip, summit, tip), kanta (attitude, base, counterfoil, head, heel, point of view, population, stalk, stand, standard, standpoint, stub), katsantokanta (point of view, viewpoint), kauppapaikka (point of purchase, point of sale), kielenkärki (point of the tongue), kuilun syvin piste (deepest point of a shaft), kulminaatiopiste (culminating point, point of culmination), kuolemaisillaan (at the point of death, dying), kuoleman kielissä (at death's door, at the point of death), kuolinhetkellä (at the point of death, in articulo mortis, in extremis), ajatusaika (point of view, standpoint), neulankärki (pin point, point of a needle), yleisinhimilliseltä näkökannalta (from the point of view of humanity), olin juuri kertomaisillani (I was on the point of telling), olin putoamaisillani (I nearly fell, I was about to fall, I was on the point of falling), olla putoamaisillaan (be about to fall, be on the point of falling), riitakohta (point of controversy), ripustuspiste (suspension point of the plummet wire), siltä näkökannalta katsoen (from that point of view), siveellisessä suhteessa (from a moral point of view, morally), tältä kannalta katsoen (from this point of view), tangenttipiste (point of tangency), veitsenkärki (point of a knife), yhteyspiste (point of interconnect), yhtymäkohta (junction, point of contact, point of convergence), näkökohta (aspect, consideration, point, point of view). (various references)

French

point de vue (point of view, stand point). (various references)

German

Standpunkt (attitude, ground, point of view, position, stand, standpoind, standpoint, vantage point, viewpoint), Gesichtspunkt (point of view, standpoint, viewpoint), Verkaufsstelle (outlet, point of sale), Kulminationspunkt (apex, culmination, point of culmination), im Begriff sein zu (gonna US, to be about to, to be on the point of), Berührungspunkt (meeting place, point of contact). (various references)

Greek 

άποψη (aspect, opinion, outlook, perspective, point of view, prospect, standpoint, view, viewpoint). (various references)

Hebrew 

למעש�" (actually, de facto, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in practice, practically, virtually), �"ער�" לס�"ר (point of order), � קו�"ת מוצא (base, point of departure), � קו�"ת ראות (point of view, sight, viewpoint). (various references)

Hungarian

szempont (angle, aspect, consideration, point of view, regard, standing-point, standpoint, technicality, view point, way), vonatkoztatási pont (point of reference), szintjel (bench mark, benchmark, point of reference), szemszög (angle, point of view, slant), kritikus pont (point of no return, stagnation point), kedvező helyzet (coign of vantage, place of vantage, point of vantage, stroke), hogy megtegyen vmit (have good cause for doing sg, to admonish sy to do sg, to be big enought to do sg, to be on the point of doing sg, to be used to doing sg, to go to pains of doing sg, to go to the pains of doing sg, to take heed to do sg, to take pains to do sg, to tend to do sg), helyzeti előny (coign of vantage, point of vantage, vantage-point), előnyös helyzet (coign of vantage, inside track, place of vantage, point of vantage), azon van (to be on the point of doing sg, to tend to do sg), alappont (datum, datum point, point of reference), érintési pont (point of osculation). (various references)

Indonesian

persinggungan (point of contact), sudut pandang (point of view), nyatanya (in point of fact), nyaris (almost, hairbreadth, the point of), hampir (almost, at the point of, nearly, next to). (various references)

Italian

punto di vista (angle, attitude, point of view, slant, standpoint, viewpoint). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

論旨 (drift of an argument, point of an argument). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

け�"ち (disparity, high and low, land survey, point of view), せいちょうて�" (point of growth), かがくじょう (from the chemical point of view), か�"て�"�'かえる (to change one's point of view), か�"て�" (agar-agar, cold points, drought, dry weather, exhibition sponsored by the government, freezing weather, point of view, vegetable gelatin, viewpoint), いっちて�" (point of agreement), �"うて�" (a luminous point, a posteriori, changing for the better, fine weather, heaven, high score, Japanese classics, point of intersection, posteriority, providence, revolution, stormy weather), ろ�"し (drift of an argument, point of an argument), けいそうぶつ (the legal point of contention), � �"ちゃくて�" (point of impact), け�"かい (headstrong, obstinate, opinion, point of view, prefectural assembly, stubborn), でど�" (exit, point of departure, releasefrom prison, time to take action), じゃけ�" (cruel, cruelty, evil point of view, hard hearted, hard-heartedness, unkind), みかたによっては (depending on one's point of view), みょうしょ (point of beauty), みよう (point of view, way of seeing), へいほう (art of war, me, mine, square, strategy, tactics, the advance of an army, the point of a sword), はっかて�" (flash point, point of ignition), て�"のいっかく (corner of the sky, point of heaven), ちゃくりくちて�" (landing zone, point of landing), け�"さき (point of a sword), きじゅ�"て�" (point of reference, reference point), おうじょうぎわ (at the point of death, the time to give up), がいじ�"のめからみると (from a foreigners point of view), ぜ�"�"う (all-A, benevolence, discernment, distance from the ground to the highest point of an object, eye socket, former conduct, glint in eye, good conduct, good deed, leading out, lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese, preceding paragraph, the flight formation of geese, the whole school), ポスシステ� (point of sales system, POS system), ポイントオブ�"ュー (point of view), しおざかい (point of contact between ocean currents), そうじて�" (point of likeness, resemblance, similarity), きっさき (point of a sword), せって�" (contact, node, point of contact, single bit IO point, tangent point), しゅっぱつて�" (point of departure, starting point), ほ�"さき (aim of attack, force of argument, point of spear), して�" (branch store, dead point, fulcrum, opinion, point of view, visual point), しち (proper place to die, seven, the point of death), きえぎえ (on the point of vanishing), まぎわ (just before, just on the point of, on the point of, on the verge of), さ�"ぷ (dissemination, pregnant woman, program, scattering, spraying, sprinkling, the Three Urban Prefectures, woman on the point of childbirth), さようて�" (point of action), どうとくじょう (from the moral point of view, morally), でど�"ろ (exit, point of departure, releasefrom prison, time to take action), たちさき (forceful debate, point of a sword), きか�"ふのう�'�"かいて�" (the point of no return). (various references)

Manx

ynnyd faagee (point of departure), sheeyney meir (point of the finger), sheeyney hug (pass over, point of hound, transmit), rinn (foreland, hook, point of a weapon, ridge, rinn), oyr ny cooishey (point of issue), mysh (about, about him, around, concerning, on the point of, regarding), kione (bottom, chief, close, closing, dyke, end, extreme, extremity, finish, head, headland, point, point of argument, poll, ringleader, termination, top, top of flower, top-end, tribune), er chee (about, on the point of), bree y skeeal (point of a story), beinn y chee (point of nipple), aird ny geayee (point of the wind). (various references)

Pig Latin

ointpay ofay.(various references)

Polish

punkt widzenia (point of view, viewpoint). (various references)

Portuguese

ponto de fuga das verticais (vanishing point of the vertical lines), PIR (point of interconnect), ponto de culminação (culminating point, point of culmination), ponto de interconexão de redes (point of interconnect), ponto de rotação tronco/coxas (point of torso/thigh rotation), ponto de tangência (meet), ponto de vista (angle, aspect, eye, light, point of view, sight, standpoint, viewpoint), ponto sem retorno (point of no return), POS (point of purchase, point of sale), profundidade total ou desvio total da rugosidade é a diferença de altura entre o ponto mais alto das saliências e o ponto mais baixo das cavidades (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), ponto de venda (point of purchase, point of sale, sales outlet, selling point), ponta de um anzol (point, point of a hook), uma questão de facto foi mal julgada (a point of fact has been wrongly decided), apogeu (acme, apex, apogee, climax, height, heyday, meridian, pinnacle, prime, zenith), as bainhas de segregação formam-se durante a solidificação ou progressivamente no ponto de encontro dos grãos colunares nos cantos de produtos vazados ou por aparecimento de fendas (either progressively at the point of intersection of the columnar grains in the corners of cast products ( corner ghosts ), or by cracking, these threads of segregate form during solidification), beco sem saída (blind alley, corner, cul-de-sac, dead center, dead centre, dead-end, dead-lock, point of no return, stalemate), chamar atenção (call attention, make a point of), defesa do seu ponto de vista (put forward its point of view), fundo de um poço ou mina (deepest point of a shaft), no momento da morte (at the point of death, in articulo mortis, in extremis), a taxa de exposição no ponto de maior escurecimento do filme (the exposure rate at the point of maximum film darkening), visão (eye, eyesight, intuition, point of view, shadow, sight, view, vision), in extremis (at the point of death, in articulo mortis, in extremis). (various references)

Romanian

punct de onoare (point, point of honor, point of honour), problemã juridicã (point of law), pe moarte (at the point of death), vârful unui ac (point of a needle), la ordine (point of order), la cel mai înalt grad (at the highest point of), de fapt (actually, as a matter of fact, as it is, for that matter, in effect, in point of fact, in reality, morally, practically, to all intents and purposes, virtual), cu privire la (about, considering, for, in point of, towards, with respect to), aproape (about, afar, all but, almost, anigh, approximately, as good as, at one's elbow, at the point of, close, close by, close upon, far, far away, hard, immediately, just about, little or nothing, near, near by, nearby, nearly, neighbor, neighbour, nigh, remotely, some, soon, thereabouts), în clipa plecãrii (at the point of leaving). (various references)

Russian 

кассовый терминал (point of sale terminal, point-of-sale, pos terminal), интересующий вопрос (point of interest), пункт доставки (point of delivery), пункт назначения (destination, point of destination), пункт отправления (point of departure), близкий к (close to, on the point of, on the verge of), в порядке ведения (on a point of order), в отношении (in holding for, in point of, in the way of, vis-a-vis, with regard to), действительно (actually, for fair, in point of fact, indeed, really), выборочная точка (point of sample space), спорный вопрос (issue, matter of opinion, point of controversy, vexed question), критическая точка (point of no return), с точки зрения (from the point of view, in terms of), с целью (for the reason, on purpose, to the point of, with a view to), с этого момента (at this point of time), температура замерзания (point of congelation), точка (full stop, period, point, point of congelation, whet), точка зрения (angle, aspect, contention, notion, outlook, point of view, school of thought, standpoint, view, view point, viewpoint, view-point), фактически (actually, as a matter of fact, as good as, de facto, factually, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, practically, practically speaking, virtually), вопрос чести (point of honour). (various references)

Scottish

stùrr (the rugged point of a rock or hill), rubha (point of land jutting into the sea, promontory), groban (top or point of a rock), � irde (altitude, height, highness : air � irde, in height : an, point of the compass;: an � irde). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

u suštini stvari (point: in point of fact), tačka gledišta (point of view, view point, viewpoint). (various references)

Spanish

punto de desaparición de las líneas verticales (vanishing point of the vertical lines), punta del anzuelo (point, point of a hook), punta matemática de aguja (theoretical point of deviation of switch), punto de apogeo (culminating point, point of culmination), punto de culminación (culminating point), POI (point of initiation), punto de honor (point of honor), punto de impacto (point of impact), punto de inicio (point of initiation), punto de referencia (benchmark, guide mark, point of reference), punto de rotación torso/muslos (point of torso/thigh rotation), punto de servicio (filling station, service station), punto de venta (point of purchase, point of sale, sales outlet, selling point), punto de vista (angle, aspect, outlook, point of view, slant, standpoint, viewpoint), punto de interconexión (point of interconnect), punto de aproximación máxima (closest point of approach), a punto de morirse (at the point of death), efectivamente (actual, effective, exactly, in fact, in point of fact, indeed, quite so, real, really), defender su punto de vista (put forward its point of view), de hecho (as a matter of fact, de facto, in fact, in point of fact), dar la razón a uno (come around to one's point of vew), cuestión de orden (point of order), caso de conciencia (point of conscience), a punto de (on the point of), el "overbend",longitud de tubo comprendida entre la parte horizontal de la cubierta de la barcaza de tendido y el punto de inflexion, se apoya mediante rodillos sobre la barcaza y sobre el "stin ger" (is supported by rollers on the barge and stinger, that length of pipe between the horizontal barge deck and the point of counter-flexure, the "overbend"), agalla (gall, Gill, oak apple, oak gall, oak-nut, oak-wart), el carbono hace descender de modo muy sensible el punto de fusión de la aleación y por lo tanto mejora considerablemente su colabilidad (carbon markedly lowers the melting point of the alloy and thus considerably improves its castability), en realidad (absolutely, actually, as a matter of fact, genuinely, genuinly, in actual fact, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in reality, in sooth, indeed, really, truly), hecho (complete, concoction, creation, deed, deposition, done, dossier, effect, encumbrance, fact, factor, furrow, inveterate, issue, landed, looped, made, made up, mature, point of fact, ready made, ready to wear, taken, thing, tied, total), la intensidad de exposición en el punto de máximo ensombrecimiento de la película (the exposure rate at the point of maximum film darkening), la profundidad total o la desviacion total de la rugosidad es la diferencia entre el punto mas alto de los picos y el punto mas bajo de los valles (Total depth or total deviation of roughness is the difference between the highest point of the peaks and the lowest point of the valleys), las retículas de segregación se forman durante la solidificación, bien sea progresivamente en el punto en el que se encuentran los granos basálticos en los ángulos de los productos de colada, o bien por fisuración (either progressively at the point of intersection of the columnar grains in the corners of cast products ( corner ghosts ), or by cracking, these threads of segregate form during solidification), a decir verdad (in fact, in point of fact), origen arbitrario (arbitrary origin, arbitrary point of reference, working mean), TPV (Point of Sale Terminal), se ha juzgado mal un punto de hecho (a point of fact has been wrongly decided), terminal de punto de venta (Point of Sale Terminal), los "stingers" estan constituidos normalmente por pontones provistos de compartimentos para facilitar el control de flotabilidad;el punto de amarre a la barcaza de tendido es una conexion articu lada denominada "articulacion del stinger" (stingers are usually constructed as a sectioned pontoon with compartimentisation to provide buoyancy control;the point of attachment to the lay barge is a hinged connection referred to as the "Stinger Hitch"). (various references)

Swedish

synpunkt (aspect, point of view, viewpoint), på vippen (on the point of). (various references)

Turkish

hakikaten (forsooth, in point of fact, in truth, truly), ölmek üzere iken (at the point of death), önem vermek (attach importance to, care, consider important, feature, give weight to, look to, make a point of, note, regard, take cognizance of, value), özen göstermek (care, cross one's t's, elaborate, fuss, make a point of, nurse, take care, take care of, take pains), ünlem işareti (exclamation mark, note of exclamation, point of exclamation), şeref meselesi (affair of honor, point of honor, point of honour), bakım (aspect, attendance, attention, care, custody, handling, keep, keeping, maintenance, nurse, nurseling, nursing, nursling, nurture, overhaul, point of view, regard, respect, upkeep, way), bakımından (in point of, on account of, with regard to), benim açımdan (from my point of view), dikkat etmek (be careful, behold, give heed to, heed, keep an eye on, look out, look sharp, look to, make a point of, mind, note, notice, pay attention to, pay heed to, remark, take care, take care of, take heed, take heed of, ware, watch, watch one's step, watch out), ölüm anında (at the point of death), gerçekten (actually, by my troth, for real, forsooth, genuinely, honest, honest injun, honestly, in fact, in point of fact, in sooth, in troth, in very deed, indeed, it's no joke, of a verity, quite, real, really, regularly, sure enough, true, truly, yea, yes indeed), zorla (at the point of the bayonet, by force, by violence, constrainedly, forcibly, hard, hardly, ill, only just, perforce, under compulsion), hareket noktası (point of departure, starting point), her bakımdan (all around, all round, from every point of view, in all respects, in every respects), ilgi konusu (point of interest), kalkış noktası (point of departure), konusunda (about, as regards, concerning, in point of, in respect of, in the matter of, regarding, round, touching, with respect to), süngü zoruyla (at the point of the bayonet), soru işareti (interrogation mark, point of interrogation, query, question mark), varış noktası (point of destination), yapmak üzere olmak (be by way of doing smth., be on the point of doing smth.), zor kullanarak (at the point of the bayonet, by force, by violence), gerçekte (actually, in effect, in fact, in point of fact, in practice, in reality, in sober fact, in sooth, in sooth to say, in very deed, practically, substantially, verily, virtually). (various references)

Turkmen 

nukdaяnazar (point of view), jдhet (point of view). (various references)

Ukrainian

точка зору (angle, aspect, contention, notion, outlook, point of view, standpoint), надавати чомусь великого значення (make a point of smth.), збиратися негайно зробити щось (be on the point of doing smth.). (various references)

Welsh

ar fin (on the point of). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: option, potion.

-2 letters: pinot, pinto, piton, point, topoi.

-3 letters: fino, foin, font, foot, info, into, onto, pint, pion, poof, poon, toon, topi.

-4 letters: fin, fit, fon, fop, ion, nip, nit, noo, not, oft, oot, opt, pin, pit, poi, pot, tin, tip, ton, too, top.

-5 letters: if, in, it, no, of, on, op, pi, ti, to.

+2 letters: footprint, hoofprint, nonprofit.

+3 letters: footprints, fortepiano, hoofprints, nonprofits, pianoforte, stainproof.

+4 letters: fetoprotein, fortepianos, perforation, pianofortes, postforming, profanation.

+5 letters: fetoproteins, flavoprotein, mothproofing, perforations, pontificator, preformation, profanations, pussyfooting, rustproofing, toploftiness.