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Property of pairs of points in a cycle
a b c d of four points has (a,c) and (b,d) as separating pairs. This point-pair separation is an invariant of projectivities of the line. The concept
Point-pair_separation
Topics referred to by the same term
fund separation theorem, allowing a portfolio optimization problem to be separated into smaller problems Point-pair separation, in an order two pairs of
Separation
Number representing a continuous quantity
element by zero. It has cyclic order with topology described by point-pair separation. The long real line pastes together ℵ 1 ∗ + ℵ 1 {\displaystyle \aleph
Real_number
Order whose elements are all comparable
Forgetting both data results use of point-pair separation to distinguish, on a circle, the two intervals determined by a point-pair. Artinian ring – Ring in abstract
Total_order
Perpendicular diameters of a circle or hyperbolic-orthogonal diameters of a hyperbola
the figurative point of the other." Only one of the conjugate diameters of a hyperbola cuts the curve. The notion of point-pair separation distinguishes
Conjugate_diameters
Topics referred to by the same term
A separation relation may refer to Betweenness relation Point-pair separation in a cycle Separation axioms in point-set topology, or Arm's length principle
Separation_relation
Form of geometry without distances
axioms Incidence geometry Lattice (order) Non-Euclidean geometry Point-pair separation Coxeter, H.S.M. (1969). Introduction to Geometry (2nd ed.). John
Ordered_geometry
Alternative mathematical ordering
point-pair separation distinguishes the two intervals that a point-pair determines on a circle. The relationship between a circular order and a point-pair
Cyclic_order
Topological space in which all singleton sets are closed
for every pair of distinct points, each has a neighborhood not containing the other point. An R0 space is one in which this holds for every pair of topologically
T1_space
German mathematician (1798–1867)
The science of this order requires a quaternary relation called point-pair separation. Using this relation, the concepts of monotone sequence and limit
Karl Georg Christian von Staudt
Karl_Georg_Christian_von_Staudt
Relation that relates every element to some element
generated by a relation giving cyclic order. In that case, the point-pair separation relation is used for description. To define a progression, he requires
Serial_relation
Italian philosopher and mathematician (1863–1909)
avoided, while not every discovery shows us a path to be followed". Point-pair separation Scritti, 187 Scritti, 166 Antonio Santucci (1963) Pragmatism in
Giovanni_Vailati
Concept of social inter-connectedness
Six degrees of separation is the idea that all people are six or fewer social connections away from each other. As a result, a chain of "friend of a friend"
Six_degrees_of_separation
Boundary of a private and public network
mount point to connect a single telephone line. The second wire pair was usually left unconnected and were kept as a spare pair in case the first pair was
Demarcation_point
Method of measuring electrical impedance
sensing), 4-wire sensing, or 4-point probes method is an electrical impedance measuring technique that uses separate pairs of current-carrying and voltage-sensing
Four-terminal_sensing
Concept for keeping aircraft safe distances apart
that sector. Air traffic controllers apply rules, known as separation minima, to do this. Pairs of aircraft to which these rules have been successfully applied
Separation_(aeronautics)
On the existence of hyperplanes separating disjoint convex sets
In geometry, the hyperplane separation theorem is a theorem about disjoint convex sets in n-dimensional Euclidean space. There are several rather similar
Hyperplane_separation_theorem
Physics demonstration device
larger separation to maximize the effect from pair-wise collisions. A cradle that best follows the simple solution needs to have an initial separation between
Newton's_cradle
Chemical compound
chemical and thermal stability. Its high boiling point and stability makes it an ideal candidate for separation processes and high temperature reactions. TEGDME
Tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether
Tetraethylene_glycol_dimethyl_ether
Type of topological space
space where distinct points have disjoint neighbourhoods. Of the many separation axioms that can be imposed on a topological space, the "Hausdorff condition"
Hausdorff_space
Japanese manga series by Hiromu Arakawa
Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Japanese: 黄泉のツガイ, Hepburn: Yomi no Tsugai; lit. 'Pairs from the Underworld') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated
Daemons_of_the_Shadow_Realm
Indian conjoined twin (born 2005)
labourers who earned less than 40 rupees per day and were unable to afford a separation surgery for their daughter. Their daughter was named after Lakshmi, the
Lakshmi_Tatma
Computational geometry problem
points whose size (the separation between adjacent grid points) is d {\displaystyle d} , and use a hash table to collect together pairs of input points that
Closest pair of points problem
Closest_pair_of_points_problem
Theorem on extension of bounded linear functionals
the Hahn–Banach theorem is known as the Hahn–Banach separation theorem or the hyperplane separation theorem, and has numerous uses in convex geometry.
Hahn–Banach_theorem
Equilibrium points near two orbiting bodies
{5}{12}}\mu ).} Thus the distance from L3 to the larger object is less than the separation of the two objects (although the distance between L3 and the barycentre
Lagrange_point
Phenomenon in quantum chromodynamics
their separation. Therefore, as two color charges are separated, at some point it becomes energetically favorable for a new quark–antiquark pair to appear
Color_confinement
Medical condition
pelvis and one pair of legs. After consultation with Great Ormond Street Hospital, it was determined both girls would not survive a separation, and parents
Conjoined_twins
Concept in topology
T0 space or Kolmogorov space (named after Andrey Kolmogorov) if for every pair of distinct points of X, at least one of them has a neighborhood not containing
Kolmogorov_space
Property of topological space
conditions are examples of separation axioms. A topological space X is a regular space if, given any closed set F and any point x that does not belong to
Regular_space
1993 revelation of a phone call between Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles
publication of the tape came only a month after Charles and Diana's formal separation had been announced in the House of Commons. The scandal was made public
Tampongate
Artistic concept relating to perspective
lying in some plane πA appear to converge, i.e. the vanishing point associated with that pair, on a horizon line, or vanishing line H formed by the intersection
Vanishing_point
Ability to discern between single and pairs of points on one's skin
Two-point discrimination (2PD) is the ability to discern that two nearby objects touching the skin are truly two distinct points, not one. It is often
Two-point_discrimination
Temperature and pressure point where phase boundaries disappear
the hottest point at which cooling induces phase separation, and the lower critical solution temperature (LCST), which is the coldest point at which heating
Critical point (thermodynamics)
Critical_point_(thermodynamics)
Curve from a cone intersecting a plane
pass through the vertex of the cone will intersect the cone in a point, a line or a pair of intersecting lines. These are called degenerate conics and some
Conic_section
as those of our closest extinct relatives. The cut-off point for inclusion is the separation of the Hominina from Pan, the genus that includes modern-day
Timeline_of_food
Type of relation for subsets of a topological space
Space such that every point has a Hausdorff neighborhood Separation axiom – Axioms in topology defining notions of "separation" Pervin 1964, p. 51 Munkres
Separated_sets
Ancient Egyptian religious festivities
whose name is engraved on a cartouche as follows: “Horus Arbitrator of separation of the Double Country, Osiris lord of Busiris, Onnophris Khentymentyou
Mysteries_of_Osiris
Filipino man with a parasitic twin
sibling were an extra leg and couple of arms, including shoulders and an extra pair of nipples, all of them attached to Santos's pelvis and protruding from his
Rudy_Santos
Type of machine learning model
frequent pair of adjacent characters is merged into a bi-gram and all instances of the pair are replaced by it. All occurrences of adjacent pairs of (previously
Large_language_model
Cape in Northern California
now recovered to over 100,000. The first breeding pair was discovered on a sheltered beach below Point Reyes' Chimney Rock in 1981 and has multiplied at
Point_Reyes
2008 studio album by Underoath
members became strained to the point they almost broke up. They decided to go on a hiatus; Lost in the Sound of Separation was recorded at Glow in the Dark
Lost in the Sound of Separation
Lost_in_the_Sound_of_Separation
Mechanism to transfer rail vehicles from one track to another
most common type of switch consists of a pair of linked tapering rails, known as points (switch rails or point blades), lying between the diverging outer
Railroad_switch
Characteristic of conic sections
The eccentricity of a hyperbola is greater than 1. The eccentricity of a pair of lines is ∞ . {\displaystyle \infty .} Two conic sections with the same
Eccentricity_(mathematics)
Measure of positive and negative charges
The electric dipole moment is a measure of the separation of positive and negative electrical charges within a system: that is, a measure of the system's
Electric_dipole_moment
Measure of solvency/solution
second coordination sphere is another aspect to be considered. Finally, ion pairing where the anion enters the solvation shell of the cation must be assessed
Hydration_number
Separation anxiety in dogs describes a condition in which a dog exhibits distress and behavior problems when separated from its handler. Separation anxiety
Separation_anxiety_in_dogs
Rocket flight test
on a suborbital flight, slightly short of reaching orbit. After stage separation, the booster flipped abnormally rapidly, which quickly caused most of
Starship_flight_test_12
Method of running wires to speakers
this point, connections are made to the loudspeaker drivers – usually through audio crossover networks. In bi-wiring, each loudspeaker has two pairs of
Bi-wiring
Larry and Louise together. Note: Filmed March 15, 1965 32 32 "Illegal Separation" William Asher Richard Baer May 6, 1965 (1965-05-06) Samantha and Darrin
List_of_Bewitched_episodes
came from an old friend that sent the saddle to Bub. 34 34 "Trial by Separation" Peter Tewksbury AJ Carothers May 25, 1961 (1961-05-25) 134 Graduation
List of My Three Sons episodes
List_of_My_Three_Sons_episodes
Chemical compound
volatile salt, which is often used as an ion-pairing reagent in high-performance liquid chromatography separations of oligonucleotides. "Triethylammonium Acetate
Triethylammonium_acetate
Bhojpuri folk music genre
the spouse and the pain of separation from their beloved. Separation is like a king; a body that does not know separation is a living corpse. Outside
Biraha
Mass spectrometer
technique in 1934: electromagnetic separation. This was the process that Nier had used. The principle of electromagnetic separation is that charged ions are deflected
Calutron
Binding of quarks in subatomic particles
distance between the quarks. As the separation between the quarks grows, the energy added to the pair creates new pairs of matching quarks between the original
Strong_interaction
Triple-star system in the constellation Scorpius
about 12.6 AU, or nearly 13 times the separation of the Earth from the Sun. Their eccentric orbit brings the pair as close as about 5 AU to each other
Gliese_667
Instrument approach operations
monitor controllers. ATC will provide a vertical separation of 1,000 ft (300 m) or a radar separation of at least of 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Simultaneous_approach
enrichment activities. It was also obligated to report experiments with the separation of plutonium. In October 2005, the Islamic Republic reneged on its promise
History of the nuclear program of Iran
History_of_the_nuclear_program_of_Iran
Relationship in Classical Greece
tells him he wishes all the other Trojans and Greeks would die so that the pair alone could go sack Troy. Now at Achilles' urging (lines 101 to 256), Patroclus
Achilles_and_Patroclus
1828 U.S. campaign issue
Malinda, age 14, sold at the same time to the same buyer for $1,000 for the pair; Fanny, sold for $280; a 35-year-old woman named Betty and her 15-year-old
Andrew Jackson and the slave trade
Andrew_Jackson_and_the_slave_trade
the Chicken (3)" (臆病者と彼女 ③, Okubyōmono to Kanojo 3) "My Girlfriend and the Pair of Panties" (彼女とパンツ, Kanojo to Pantsu) "My Girlfriend and the Promise on
List of Rent-A-Girlfriend chapters
List_of_Rent-A-Girlfriend_chapters
Venezuelan criminal organization
Julia Shumway, Alex Baumhardt, Mia Maldonado, Shaanth (9 January 2026). "Pair shot by federal officers in Portland had unspecified Tren de Aragua ties
Tren_de_Aragua
Medieval noblewoman
Baldwin gave him a gateway to various connections in Normandy, and the pairing was therefore more advantageous to him than to Godehilde. However, it is
Godehilde_of_Tosny
French mobilization procedures at the start of WWI
Rouvier government (which was predominantly radical) with the law on the separation of Church and State that same year. In May 1914, the French army comprised:
1914_French_mobilization
American multinational fast food corporation
2003 from Pasta Bravo, Inc. of Aliso Viejo, California for $5 million to pair with Pizza Hut. In 2003, Yum! launched WingStreet as a hybrid combo unit
Yum!_Brands
FindPairs(vl, w) and FindPairs(vr, w) Combining the s-well-separated pairs from all the calls of FindPairs(v,w) gives the WSPD for separation s. Each time the
Well-separated pair decomposition
Well-separated_pair_decomposition
English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (born 1961)
Time of Science, along with Tears for Fears associate Alan Griffiths. The pair also wrote two tracks for the album. Orzabal wrote the song "Mad World",
Roland_Orzabal
2026 armed conflict in West Asia
not seen since the outset of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, including a pair of carrier strike groups and hundreds of aircraft at bases in the area..
2026_Iran_war
English rock band
Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", each of which charted in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well
The_Fixx
Lowest possible energy of a quantum system or field
potential) actually occurs at some positive separation rather than at zero separation; in other words, zero-point energy is essential for atomic stability
Zero-point_energy
Mixture of liquids whose proportions do not change when distilled
achieved, the liquid and vapour have the same composition, and no further separation occurs. The boiling and recondensation of a mixture of two solvents are
Azeotrope
Controversies involving former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro
the 1st Family Court of Rio de Janeiro in the midst of a contentious separation, Ana Cristina made several accusations against Bolsonaro, including: hiding
Controversies surrounding Jair Bolsonaro
Controversies_surrounding_Jair_Bolsonaro
Pair of equal magnitude but opposite direction forces
In physics, a couple is a pair of forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in their direction of action. A couple produces a pure rotational motion
Couple_(mechanics)
Former Greek inter-word punctuation marker
'lower separation [mark]'), also known as a diastole, was an interpunct developed in late Ancient and Byzantine Greek texts before the separation of words
Hypodiastole
Methods in geodesy
(direct) method computes the location of a point that is a given distance and azimuth (direction) from another point. The second (inverse) method computes
Vincenty's_formulae
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Course, Red Hill, Mt Coot-tha and across to the Brisbane CBD and beyond. A pair of Brisbane Tuff entrance gate piers stand to Bowen Bridge Road. The tall
Victoria_Park,_Brisbane
Season of television series
new system. Each intern gets a mentor with daily two-way crits: Daria is paired with Gates, Ryan with Morris, and Tracy with Brenner. Brenner tells Tracy
ER_season_15
Japanese anime television series
although privately, Casuta is still unwilling to forgive Vare and insists on separation, resulting in her and the children alighting the train in the next station
Dusk Beyond the End of the World
Dusk_Beyond_the_End_of_the_World
Daily falling of the Sun below the horizon
in its annual elliptical orbit around the Sun, and the Earth and Moon's paired revolutions around each other. During winter and spring, the days get longer
Sunset
French political and religious crisis
to Normandy. By this means the Lorraine brothers hoped to ensure the separation of the Montmorency and the Bourbons. At Amboise, Coligny protested the
1559–1562 French political crisis
1559–1562_French_political_crisis
Ideology or movement
warning of an 'ideological drift' of Planning Familial. As a result, the pair met Aurore Bergé, president of the majority party La République En Marche
Gender critical feminism by country
Gender_critical_feminism_by_country
useful work on the way. There are two causes of charge carrier motion and separation in a solar cell: drift of carriers, driven by the electric field, with
Theory_of_solar_cells
about illegal immigrants and his policies of mass deportation and family separation. Trump's base, referred to as the MAGA movement, is sometimes analyzed
Donald_Trump_and_fascism
(via space tugs), care for meeting regulations, provide dispensers or separation systems, and so on. Launch provider: SpaceX, responsible for the launch
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2023)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2023)
Figure formed by two rays meeting at a common point
angles are formed when two straight lines intersect at a point producing four angles. A pair of angles opposite each other are called vertical angles
Angle
About mathematical functions
d x {\displaystyle dy/dx} of a graph at a point was regarded as a function of the x-coordinate of the point. Functions were not explicitly considered
History of the function concept
History_of_the_function_concept
Liquid state of the element helium
two-atom Cooper pairs which are bosonic and condense into a superfluid. These Cooper pairs are substantially larger than the interatomic separation. The temperature
Liquid_helium
Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film
Ansar multiple times. Exploiting Jancy’s strained marriage and the hidden separation from her husband, Suresh weaves a narrative framing the duo for the murder
Paathirathri
Method of sound reproduction using two audio channels
from a spaced pair of microphones was reproduced via stereo headphones instead of a pair of loudspeakers; The use of a coincident pair of velocity microphones
Stereophonic_sound
Characters in Toby Fox's games
been referenced numerous times with characters anticipating his return. A pair of skeleton brothers known for their outlandish human-capturing schemes,
List of Undertale and Deltarune characters
List_of_Undertale_and_Deltarune_characters
Newspapers.com. "Terms of Service". VERSANT. "Comcast's Board Approves Separation of Versant Media Group, Inc". Comcast. Retrieved December 8, 2025. Jill
2025_in_American_television
C. A. Harrison, designed a flag for the Separation Society, an organisation advocating for the separation of the Port Phillip District (present-day
Flag_of_Victoria_(state)
Topics referred to by the same term
when added to another, spans an octave Aggregate complementation, the separation of pitch-class collections into complementary sets Complementary color
Complement
Fictional character from Game Changers
confronting his own fears regarding mental health. After a period of separation, Ilya and Shane briefly reunite. In December 2020, Ilya's therapy sessions
Ilya_Rozanov
Large geographical region identified by convention
dry land comprehending many countries all joined together, without any separation by water. Thus Europe, Asia, and Africa is one great continent, as America
Continent
German glider / motor glider, 2020
a T-tail. To fly in the FAI 15m class, a second pair of outer wings is available. The separation point for the outer wings is at 5.1m along the span. The
Schleicher_AS_33
Obsolete typographical construction
example, is a hybrid. The object of adding two marks is to widen the separation; but there is no utility in this, for the comma, dash, and parenthesis
Compound_point
Star in the constellation Lynx
to have a period of somewhere around 700 to 900 years. The pair have a projected separation of 128 AU. Parallax indicates the system is 210±10 light years
12_Lyncis
Season of television series
draft of every episode because they were still seeking the show's voice. The pair understood that a writing staff would help "expand [the] show". As part of
Smallville_season_2
American actress (born 1975)
the pair married on March 30, 2014. Gilbert gave birth to their son on February 28, 2015. On December 27, 2019, Gilbert filed for legal separation from
Sara_Gilbert
Characters from post-apocalyptic drama series
who grew close with Ramsey during the first season, considered their separation "cruel" for the second, though he considered it a realistic parental fissure
Characters of The Last of Us (TV series)
Characters_of_The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
Surname or Lastname
Scottish spelling of Irish Hare.English
Scottish spelling of Irish Hare.English : nickname for someone with some peculiarity of the hair, from Middle English here ‘hair’.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Drop, Point
Bindu Priya | பிஂத௠பà¯à®°à®¿à®¯à®¾Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Parr in Lancashire, which was named in Old English with pearr ‘enclosure’.German : from Middle Low German parre ‘parish’, ‘district’, ‘minister’s house’; a metonymic occupational name for a parson or for someone who worked in a parsonage or manse. Compare Pfarr.
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : probably an altered form of French Pons, a habitational name from places so named in Bourgogne and Franche-Comté.
Boy/Male
Indian
Point
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan
English, Scottish, French, and Catalan : topographic name for
someone who lived near a bridge, Middle English, Old French, Catalan
pont (Latin pons, genitive pontis).Catalan : habitational name from any of the numerous places named
with Pont.Dutch : variant of
Pond 2.A Pont from the Lorraine region of France is documented in Quebec City in
1640; Pont appears to be a secondary surname to
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Gare, GAIR means "spear."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Girl/Female
Indian
Drop, Point
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname meaning ‘handsome’, ‘beautiful’, ‘fair’, Middle English fair, fayr, Old English fæger. The word was also occasionally used as a personal name in Middle English, applied to both men and women.Irish : translation of Gaelic fionn ‘fair’, which Woulfe describes as ‘a descriptive epithet that supplanted the real surname’, or a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac F(h)inn, a variant of Mag Fhinn (see McGinn).
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Point
Female
Welsh
Welsh form of Greek Maria, MAIR means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Female
Persian/Iranian
(پری) Persian name PARI means "fairy."
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Fair.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : from the medieval personal name Ponc(h)e, Pons (see Ponce).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Ponts in La Manche and Seine-Maritime, Normandy, from Latin pontes ‘bridges’ (see Pont).English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a fop or dandy, from points ‘laces for hose’ (see Pointer 1).
Male
Hebrew
(×™Ö¸×ִיר) Variant spelling of Hebrew Yaiyr, YAIR means "whom God enlightens."Â
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Male
English
 Anglicized form of Hebrew Yaiyr, JAIR means "whom God enlightens." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a descendant of Manasseh. Anglicized form of Hebrew Yauwr, meaning "forested." In the bible, this is the name of the father of Elhanan.
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from two places in northern France, Hauville in Eure, and Hauteville la Guichard in La Manche.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Respected; Honour
Male
Hebrew
(קפצי×ל) Hebrew name KAFZIEL means "speedy one of God." In Jewish legend, this is the name of an angel. Unlike most of the other angels, Kafziel is a watcher, rather than a doer. He is called the angel of solitude and tears, and presides over the deaths of kings. Kafziel is associated with the Seventh Heaven, the planet Saturn, and has been worshiped by Satanists. He is also known by the Latin name Cassiel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements frid, fred ‘peace’ + rīc ‘power’, introduced into England from France by the Normans. See also Friedrich.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Freedom
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Love
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
A Bird
Girl/Female
Indian, Marathi
Holy Stick
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Village Near the Ford
Boy/Male
German
Strong with a Sword
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
POINT PAIR-SEPARATION
n.
Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a pair of horses; a pair of oxen.
n.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
a.
Alt. of Point-devise
n.
Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative position, or to indicate a transition from one state or position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by tenpoints.
adv.
Alt. of Point-devise
pl.
of Pair
n.
Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes.
n.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
n.
A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.
n.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.
n.
A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal.
n.
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
v. i.
Same as To pair off. See phrase below.
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
a.
Having fair or light-colored hair.
n.
A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See Reef point, under Reef.
n.
A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair of beads." Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. "Four pair of stairs." Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.]
n.
To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.
adv.
In a point-blank manner.
n.
One of the points of the compass (see Points of the compass, below); also, the difference between two points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.