“point of”

The following 23 entries include the term point of.

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point of accumulation

noun phrase

point of care

noun

: a site where medical care is received often used especially in hyphenated form before another noun

point of departure

noun phrase

: a starting point especially in a discussion

point of honor

noun phrase

: a matter seriously affecting one's honor

point of inflection

noun phrase

point of no return

noun phrase

: the point in the flight of an aircraft beyond which the remaining fuel will be insufficient for a return to the starting point with the result that the craft must proceed

point-of-purchase

adjective

: of or relating to the place (such as a supermarket aisle) where a decision to purchase is made

point-of-service

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a health-care insurance plan that allows enrollees to seek care from a physician affiliated with the service provider at a fixed co-payment or to choose a nonaffiliated physician and pay more abbreviation POS

point of view

noun phrase

: a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated : standpoint

point of addition

: a dot or similar mark used in medieval music to indicate an increase in the time value of a note

point of aim

: an auxiliary mark or marker at which a target archer sights the arrow so as to achieve correct elevation

point of articulation

: an immovable or relatively immovable part (as the upper teeth or lower lip) of the vocal tract that a more movable part (as the tongue) approaches or comes into contact with in an articulation

point of impact

: the point at which the projectile first strikes the ground or other material object

point-of-sale

adjective

: of or relating to the place (such as a check-out counter) where an item is purchased abbreviation POS

all points/every point of the compass

idiom

: all directions : everywhere

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