You know what it looks like… but what is it called?
TAKE THE QUIZ“pa-st”
The following 2 entries include the term pa-st.
past-point
intransitive verb: to point (as in a past-pointing test) to one side or the other of an object at which one intends to point with a finger or the hand
past-pointing test
noun: a test for defective functioning of the vestibular nerve in which a subject is asked to point at an object with eyes open and then closed first after rotation in a chair to the right and then to the left and which indicates an abnormality if the subject does not past-point in the direction of rotation