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Definition: Reference Point |
Reference PointNoun1. 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. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Aerospace | = datum point. (references) |
Electrical Engineering | A point on an encapsulation or heat sink for which temperatures are stated in connection with a case-rated device. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | A point of known position, assumed fixed, independent of the works to be monitored and used to check the location of survey stations when these could not be fixed. Source: European Union. (references) |
Health | The midpoint of a line connecting the centers of the two end faces of the acoustic test fixture. (references) |
Military & Defense | A prominent, easily located point in the terrain. Source: European Union. (references) |
Post & Telecom | A conceptual point at the conjunction of two non-overlapping functional groups. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Reference PointSynonyms: point of reference (n), reference (n). (additional references) |
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Economic History | India | CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community. (references) |
Italy | The Italian diet has become an international reference point as it combines both Continental and Mediterranean eating habits. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Venezuela | The Constitution obliges the State to provide public and private sector workers with an annually adjusted minimum wage, using the cost of the basic basket of necessities as a reference point. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Rush Limbaugh | But if the ELF acronym is mostly unfamiliar on the East Coast, it has long been a reference point in the Pacific Northwest for illegal and extreme environmental activism that law enforcement officials call eco-terrorism. |
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Expressions using "reference point": aerodrome reference point ♦ ear reference point ♦ mark with kilometric reference point ♦ mouth reference point ♦ R reference point. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
reference point software | 12 |
reference point | 9 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "reference point"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | referencepunkt (cartographic reference, datum point, fiducial mark, origin, point, set point), udgangspunkt i terræn, fikspunkt (measuring point, peg, picket, stake), basispunkt (datum point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | referentiepunt (datum point), vast punt (datum point), hoog punt (measuring point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | referenssipiste, viitekohta, vertailupiste (datum point), kiintopistemerkki (datum point), kiintopiste (datum point, station, visual cue). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | répères de réference, point de repère, point de référence du RNIS, point de référence, point bon, pilier de référence, pilier de base. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Referenzpunkt, Schnittstelle (cut, cut surface, interface), Gleissicherungspunkt (measuring point), Festpunkt (anchor point, bench mark, fixed-point, measuring point, peg, permanent bench mark, picket, pipe pier, pipe support, stake, thrust block), Bezugspunkt (datum point, geodetic point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σημείο μετρήσεων (measuring point), σημείο αναφοράς (bench mark, datum, datum point, measuring point, point of reference), σταθερό σημείο (measuring point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tájékozódási pont (checkpoint, landmark, orientation point, pinpoint). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | riferimento di base (datum point), punto di riferimento (fiducial mark, landmark, point of reference), punto buono (measuring point), picchetto di riferimento (datum point). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 基点 (cardinal point, datum point), 基準点 (point of reference). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | きじゅ"て" (point of reference), きて" (a quick wit, cardinal point, clever, datum point, quick-wittedness, starting point, tact, your store or shop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eferenceray ointpay ponto de referência da RDIS, ponto de referência (bench mark, datum, datum point, fiducial mark, guiding mark, landmark, measuring point, picket, set point), pilar de referência (datum point), pilar de base (datum point). (various references) контрольная точка (checkpoint), ориентир (guide, landmark). (various references) señal de referencia (datum point), punto fijo de referencia (measuring point), punto de referencia de RDSI, punto de referencia (bench mark, benchmark, datum, datum point, guide mark, permanent bench mark, point, point of reference). (various references) referenspunkt (datum point, origin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-e-e-f-i-n-n-o-p-r-r-t" | |
-2 letters: interference. | |
-4 letters: interferon, nonreceipt, perfection, pertinence, preference. | |
-5 letters: epicenter, ferrocene, inference, intercrop, interfere, orienteer, penitence, perfecter, precentor, profiteer, reception, reenforce, refection, reference, reinforce, rencontre. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 66 65 72 65 6E 63 65 50 6F 69 6E 74 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01100110 01100101 01110010 01100101 01101110 01100011 01100101 00100000 01010000 01101111 01101001 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e f e r e n c e   P o i n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0066 0065 0072 0065 006E 0063 0065 0050 006F 0069 006E 0074 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52717271847180697125081758086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Spoken 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Anagrams 11. Orthography 12. Bibliography |
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