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Winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports
A points decision (PTS) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other
Points_decision
2010 memoir by George W. Bush
Decision Points is a memoir by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It was released on November 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national
Decision_Points
British professional boxer and reality television personality (born 1999)
(10–102–3) at Manchester Arena in Manchester, scoring a four-round points decision victory (40–36). In his second bout on 23 March 2019, Fury defeated
Tommy_Fury
British boxer (born 2001)
European Junior Championships, Dubois beat Nune Asatryan by unanimous points decision in the final to take the title. The following year, she had a win at
Caroline_Dubois_(boxer)
Type of winning criterion in boxing
scores for the other competitor. A split decision is different from a majority decision. A majority decision occurs when two judges pick the same competitor
Split_decision
Winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports
A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other
Unanimous_decision
British boxer (born 1992)
the vacant WBC International heavyweight title, losing by unanimous points decision over ten rounds. In December 2016, he fought undefeated Luis Ortiz
David_Allen_(boxer)
Process to choose a course of action
In psychology, decision-making (also spelled decision making and decisionmaking) is regarded as the cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief
Decision-making
British boxer (born 1994)
Belfast in a points decision win against Ugandan Moses Matovu. Referee John Lowey scored it 40–36 in favour of Fury. Ten days following the points win, Fury
Hughie_Fury
British boxer (born 2000)
on 5 December 2020 against Lewis Van Poetsch. Itauma won via wide points decision after winning every round on the referees scorecard. Itauma’s second
Karol_Itauma
American boxer (born 1953)
winning a 6-round points decision. After scoring two knockouts, Smith followed up the Parkey win with another upset: an 8-round points decision over Chris McDonald
James_Smith_(boxer)
Zimbabwean-British boxer (born 1983)
super-middleweight title defence against Peter Manfredo Jr., winning a points decision (PTS), by 40–36. Chisora's third fight was at the York Hall in London
Derek_Chisora
Hypersurface used by a classification algorithm
the points on one side of the decision boundary as belonging to one class and all those on the other side as belonging to the other class. A decision boundary
Decision_boundary
Operations research that evaluates multiple conflicting criteria in decision making
Multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) or multiple-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a sub-discipline of operations research that explicitly evaluates
Multiple-criteria decision analysis
Multiple-criteria_decision_analysis
British boxer (born 1989)
made his professional debut on 1 December 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Andrej Cepur at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham,
Ekow_Essuman
English boxer (born 1993)
September 2012 at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, winning by points decision (PTS) over four rounds. He fought once more in 2012, defeating Johnny
Jack_Catterall
Scottish boxer (born 1996)
knockout (KO) victory in only his fifth professional bout. Following a points decision (PTS) victory against Brett Fidoe in a non-title fight in May 2019
Lee_McGregor
Winning criterion in combat sports
"Beterbiev vs. Bivol". BoxRec. "Beterbiev vs Bivol 2: Dmitry Bivol majority decision points win over Artur Beterbiev". BBC Sport. 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-02-23
Majority_decision
Type of boxing
system, 5–0 stands for unanimous decision, 4–1 for majority decision, 3–2 for split decision, 3–1–1 for split decision and one judge ruled a draw. In the
Amateur_boxing
British boxer (born 1973)
Commonwealth heavyweight titles. A hot favourite, Williams lost in a points decision to the 34-year-old veteran. Francis would later vacate the Commonwealth
Danny_Williams_(boxer)
British boxer (born 1996)
professional debut, Khoumari defeated British Boxer Jamie Speight, winning a points decision (PTS) through four rounds. On 2 December 2017, Khoumari extended his
Youssef_Khoumari
Nigerian boxer (born 1994)
punches. He did however, still do enough to hurt Rice and earn a unanimous decision victory. Ajagba secured another victory in his 15th fight, knocking out
Efe_Ajagba
British boxer (born 1988)
2011. He fought Tayar Mehmed and won via points decision (PTS) in the fourth round, obtaining the decision of 40–36. On 16 September 2011, Whyte made
Dillian_Whyte
Welsh boxer (born 1972)
looking like overwhelming his opponent early. 2000 started with another points decision against fellow Briton David Starie, in what was a dull fight that had
Joe_Calzaghe
South African boxer
Fahrenholtz of Denmark in a points decision. In his second Olympic bout, he defeated Canadian boxer Vince Glionna on points. In his third Olympic bout
Harry_Isaacs_(boxer)
Polish boxer and kickboxer (born 1995)
via a Unanimous Decision. His next fight came on December 12, 2015, against Maksim Petkevich. Lodzik won the fight via a Points Decision. His next fight
Jan_Lodzik
British boxer (1903–1977)
points decision. He took the British welterweight title for the first time from "Hamilton" Johnny Brown on 19 November 1925 in a twenty-round points decision
Harry_Mason_(boxer)
English boxer (1913–1963)
another points decision against Ben Foord. In March 1936 London fought the American ex-world-light-heavyweight champion, Tommy Loughran, losing on points over
Jack_London_(boxer)
English boxer (born 1990)
made his professional debut on 6 August 2016, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Jason Jones at the York Hall in London. Following
Richard_Riakporhe
Welsh boxer
the chance to fight for the WBO crown. Robinson won the bout by a points decision against all the odds. He was the new WBO World Featherweight Champion
Steve_Robinson_(boxer)
Subtopic in process mining
Decision mining is a way of enhancing process models by analyzing the decision points in the model and finding the rules in those decision points based
Decision_mining
English boxer (born 1980)
controversially by a majority points decision. He was defeated again in the rematch on 2 May 2009, via a split points decision. McDermott lost his English
John McDermott (heavyweight boxer)
John_McDermott_(heavyweight_boxer)
British boxer
Neary. Neary won one more fight on 25 July 2000, scoring a ten-round points decision over Alan Bosworth. However, Neary had struggled to make weight before
Shea_Neary
English boxer (born 1990)
Pavels Senkovs (2–10–2), winning both four-round contests by 40–36 points decision. In 2010, Warrington won all three of his fights, defeating Danny McDermid
Josh_Warrington
British boxer (born 1989)
made his professional debut on 18 September 2009, winning a six-round points decision against Kristian Laight.[citation needed] On 6 October 2012, having
Tommy_Coyle_(boxer)
Decision support tool
A decision tree is a decision support recursive partitioning structure that uses a tree-like model of decisions and their possible consequences, including
Decision_tree
New Zealand boxer (born 1972)
clear-cut decision. The fight with Lewis was for the WBC, IBF, & IBO heavyweight titles and took place in November 2000. Tua lost on points by a wide
David_Tua
British boxer (1902–1974)
pace was keen, with the decision eventually going to Johnson, who was the cleverer man, though lost another points-decision to Kid Moose shortly after
Len_Johnson_(boxer)
Colombian-American telenovela
Decisiones (Spanish pronunciation: [desiˈsjones], Decisions) is a Telemundo-produced Spanish-language television anthology of steamy melodramas about
Decisiones
Sports statistic
Look up no decision in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A no decision (sometimes written no-decision) is one of either of two sports statistics scenarios;
No_decision
Mathematical model for sequential decision making under uncertainty
Markov decision process (MDP) is a mathematical model for sequential decision making when outcomes are uncertain. It is a type of stochastic decision process
Markov_decision_process
English boxer (born 1977)
Abrahams, Darren Covill and Mike Duffield and one victory coming by a points decision win against Paul Bonson. Froch started 2003 with a knockout win against
Carl_Froch
Saudi Arabian boxer (born 2004)
another unanimous decision. He returned two months later in a bout against Nicaragua's Engel Gomez. Alakel won the fight via a points decision. His next fight
Mohammed_Alakel
Australian boxer, rugby league footballer, and rapper (born 1975)
to claim the vacant WBA Super Middleweight title with a unanimous points decision over Antwun Echols on 3 September 2003, in front of his home crowd
Anthony_Mundine
American boxer (1914–1974)
the USA Arizona State Middleweight Championship, in an eight-round points decision against Lloyd Phillips, in Mesa, Arizona. The crowd violently resented
John_Henry_Lewis
title, defeating Mexican American Andy Ruiz Jr. by a narrow majority points decision for the WBO belt. Jimmy 'Thunder' Peau held the IBO heavyweight title
Sport_in_Samoa
American boxer (1893–1950)
took an important early win in a slow and deliberate twenty round points decision against Terry McGraw on October 4, 1909, in Baltimore. Though the win
Harry_Stone
Finnish boxer
split decision in Orlando's native Italy. Two months later, on 28 January 2005, Tolppola went on the road again, losing a ten-round points decision to David
Juho_Tolppola
British boxer (born 1990)
Essex, England, winning via points decision (PTS) over six rounds. She fought a further three times in 2017; a points decision win over Borislava Goranova
Hannah_Rankin
South African Australian boxer (born 1971)
against Enoch Khuzwayo in Johannesburg, South Africa winning on a points decision. In his 13th professional fight in August 1995, N'dou fought for the
Lovemore_N'dou
English boxer (born 1981)
flyweight titles in 2009. Ahmed lost on his professional debut via points decision over six rounds to Chris Edwards on 30 September 2006, at the Kings
Usman_Ahmed
1918 U.S. peace proposals after World War I
The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I. The principles were
Fourteen_Points
American boxer (1913–1969)
well known adversaries came against Lou Nova in 1936 in a six-round points decision and the six-foot-six Buddy Baer, brother of Max, who knocked him out
Abe_Simon
British boxer (born 1993)
made her professional debut on 23 March 2019, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Cristina Busuioc at the Copper Box Arena in London. The
Shannon_Courtenay
Decision-making process conducted with varying degrees of human oversight
entertainment to transport. An ADM system (ADMS) may involve multiple decision points, data sets, and technologies (ADMT) and may sit within a larger administrative
Automated_decision-making
English boxer
European title in July 1986 against Salvatore Bottiglieri, taking a points decision. By 1988 he had moved up to super featherweight and still with a 100%
Jim_McDonnell_(boxer)
South African boxer
Reinaldo Raul Gorosito, and in his eighth bout he lost a ten rounds points decision to Coetzee. From late 1976 to 1979 he went on an 11-fight winning streak
Kallie_Knoetze
Dutch boxer
Tokyo Olympics: First round-bout lost to Cosimo Pinto (Italy) via points decision Below are the results of Rudi Lubbers, as heavyweight at the 1968 Mexico
Rudi_Lubbers
Australian boxer (born 1986)
however, she was defeated by Antonia Kay in the quarter-finals via a points-decision 4:1. On 24 November 2018, Bridges was scheduled to take on Thai fighter
Ebanie_Bridges
Australian boxer (born 1973)
went the distance and Mundine was declared the winner in a unanimous points decision. Following the fight, Mundine said "I just want to thank Danny for
Danny_Green_(boxer)
Turkish boxer, kickboxer, and mixed martial arts fighter
in a MMA game against French Mona Ftouhi in Dubai, UAE, and won by points decision. Şengül faced Keri Taylor-Melendez on November 17, 2023 at Bellator
Sabriye_Şengül
German boxer
1931, Seelig took the German middleweight championship in a twelve points decision against Hans Seifried at Zircus Busch in Mitte, Germany. On February
Eric_Seelig
American boxer
(both by points decision) before defeating Joe Johnson at the International Convention Center in Sarasota. Next he lost via points decision to Zuri Lawrence
Demetrice_King
Scottish boxer (born 1996)
made his professional debut on 6 October 2018, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory against Lee Connelly at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in
Nathaniel_Collins
British boxer (born 1986)
resulted in a second career defeat for Crolla as he lost a ten-round points decision to Gary Sykes. On 25 September, he returned to ring and scored another
Anthony_Crolla
English boxer (born 1991)
September 2016 at the Manchester Arena, Manchester, scoring a four-round points decision victory over Andy Neylon. On 4 November 2017, he gained a disqualification
Lyndon_Arthur
British former boxer (born 2001)
Whyte II on 27 March 2021, where he defeated Spaniard Jesus Ruiz by points decision (PTS). During the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Oleksandr Usyk on
Campbell_Hatton
Decision rule used for minimizing the possible loss for a worst-case scenario
Minimax (sometimes Minmax, MM or saddle point) is a decision rule used in artificial intelligence, decision theory, combinatorial game theory, statistics,
Minimax
Machine learning algorithm
In decision analysis, a decision tree can be used to visually and explicitly represent decisions and decision making. In data mining, a decision tree
Decision_tree_learning
British boxer (born 1993)
English National Championships, where he lost to Jack Langford via a points-decision 2:1 in the quarter-finals at the Echo Arena, Liverpool. Cullen won
Jack_Cullen_(boxer)
Path of execution between decisions
consists of a single node with in-degree ≥ 2 or out-degree ≥ 2 (decision/merge points) It consists of a single node with in-degree = 1 and out-degree
Decision-to-decision_path
British boxer (born 1974)
a further defence of his Commonwealth title ended with a 12-round points decision win for the man from Bradford. In July of the same year Witter returned
Junior_Witter
Polish boxer and mixed martial artist (born 1986)
Radziszewski by points decision. In 2009, Głowacki won vacant Baltic Boxing Union International title, defeating Łukasz Rusiewicz by points decision. On 18 August
Krzysztof_Głowacki
Educational role-playing video game series
curriculum". Decisions, Decisions: Current Issues Decisions, Decisions: AIDS Decisions, Decisions: Colonization Decisions, Decisions: Immigration Decisions, Decisions:
Decisions,_Decisions
American boxer (1908–1956)
champion in an eight-round points decision. On October 22, 1930, Olin bested Willard Dix in a hard-fought ten round points decision at New York's Madison Square
Bob_Olin
Irish boxer and footballer (born 1986)
following an apparent clash of heads, Taylor won by a shutout six-round points decision (PTS) with the referee scoring the bout 60–53. She scored two more
Katie_Taylor
American boxer (1909–1980)
the shrine of East coast boxing, Lasky pounded out an eight-round points decision against Hans Birkle, a competent 6' 1" German-born heavyweight. The
Art_Lasky
English/Canadian boxer
Pennsylvania, impressively winning the close bout in a ten-round points decision. Foreman fought the bout at only 126, as a featherweight, against a
Al_Foreman
American boxer (1889–1955)
won handily on points. He defeated Charles Ledoux on August 10, 1921, in a non-title fight in the Bronx in a ten-round points decision. The crowd did
Johnny_Buff
American boxer (1900–1986)
January 26, 1922, Johnson lost to Jack McCauliffe II, in a six-round points decision at the Auditorium in Tacoma, Washington. McCauliffe was a Michigan
Floyd_Johnson
English boxer (born 1967)
middleweight title on 27 June 1991, beating Australian Rod Carr via points decision. On 30 October, Wharton fought Lou Gent to a draw, retaining his Commonwealth
Henry_Wharton_(boxer)
1996 American action film by Stuart Baird
Executive Decision is a 1996 American action thriller film directed by Stuart Baird (in his directorial debut) and written by Jim Thomas and John Thomas
Executive_Decision
Tongan boxer (1934-2006)
fight well, but Bygraves slowly took control of the fight and took the points decision after the eight round contest came to an end. He followed the defeat
Kitione_Lave
American boxer
on points on April 18, 1919, in a rare twelve round points decision at the Albaugh Theater in Baltimore. Enjoying a comfortable margin on points, the
Johnny_Ertle
American boxer (1889–1961)
Westside Athletic Club in Gretna, Louisiana, losing in a twenty-round points decision. The Scranton Republican wrote that Coulon "was met with such an onslaught
Frankie_Burns
Data structure for Boolean functions
In computer science, a binary decision diagram (BDD) or branching program is a data structure that is used to represent a Boolean function. On a more abstract
Binary_decision_diagram
German boxer (born 1967)
13 March 2003 against WBA champion Byron Mitchell, winning by split points decision. After successfully defending his title 21 times, Ottke stepped down
Sven_Ottke
American boxer (1917–2002)
bouts in Boston before losing to Ace Hutchins in a six round unanimous points decision in Holyoke, Massachusetts. On April 1, 1938, Bartolo was defeated by
Sal_Bartolo
again in a twenty-round points decision in Sydney. On 10 January 1914, Summers lost both titles to Tom McCormick by a points decision at the Sydney Stadium
Johnny_Summers_(boxer)
Jamaican-born Canadian boxer (born 1963)
knockout win over Raymond Olubowale and scored a six round majority points decision over Eric Barrak two months later. Ruddock, in his third and final
Donovan_Ruddock
Mexican boxer (born 1972)
Phillips, Pernell Whitaker, and Ike Quartey. His final fight ended in a points decision (as opposed to a finish, which is usually the case for Bojorquez) loss
Carlos_Bojorquez
American boxer
two tune-up bouts, he was upset by Gbenga Oloukun by an eight-round points decision. The following year he was stopped by rising contender Robert Helenius
Lamon_Brewster
American boxer (1873–1948)
round points decision. On January 19, 1899, he defeated Paddy Fenton at the Waverly Athletic Club in Yonkers, New York on a twenty-round points decision. Fenton
Matty_Matthews
American boxer
both head and body shots. Nichols lost again to McVey in a ten-round points decision in Buffalo, New York, in October of that year with both boxers fighting
George_Nichols_(boxer)
British boxer (born 1976)
Englishman Tony Booth (45–48–8, 9 KOs) on 10 September 2005, winning a points decision (PTS), by 39–35. In February 2006, Morgan scored a third-round TKO
Darren_Morgan_(boxer)
New Zealand boxer
November in Melbourne, Australia. He lost to Danny Green by unanimous points decision in Melbourne on 21 November 2012. 2019 Gladrap Boxing Hall of fame
Shane_Cameron
American boxer (1906–1982)
Stanley. Jack McVey fell to Jones on June 25, 1929, in a ten-round points decision at Boston's Braves Field before a substantial depression era crowd
Gorilla_Jones
American boxer (1908–1977)
a ten round unanimous decision. Battalino defeated 1927 World Bantamweight Champion Bud Taylor in a ten round points decision before a modest 6,600 fans
Christopher_Battalino
Scottish boxer
2015, winning ten straight fights before dropping two in a row via points decision in 2018. Increasingly disillusioned with boxing, he retired from the
Lewis_Benson_(boxer)
American boxer
York. On March 28, 1924, Graham defeated Frankie Ash in a six-round points decision in Syracuse, New York. Graham fought American and future NBA World
Bushy_Graham
POINTS DECISION
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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.
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).
Girl/Female
Tamil
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Point
Bindushri | பீநà¯à®¤à¯à®·à¯à®°à¯€Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Pound.
Male
French
French form of Roman Latin Pontius, PONS means "of the sea; seaman."
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic)
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic) : habitational name from any of the many places in Portugal, Galicia, and Italy named or named with Ponte, from ponte ‘bridge’.English : variant spelling of Pont.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Jones. Compare Joynes.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Point or full stop, Rocky
Boy/Male
Greek Biblical
Sea.
Girl/Female
Biblical
The sea.
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
Boy/Male
Indian
Point
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Greek Pontios, PONTUS means "of the sea; seaman." Compare with another form of Pontus.
Biblical
the sea
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : occupational name from Middle English pointer ‘point maker’, an agent derivative of point, a term denoting a lace or cord used to fasten together doublet and hose (Old French pointe ‘point’, ‘sharp end’). Reaney suggests that in some cases Pointer may have been an occupational name for a tiler or slater whose job was to point the tiles, i.e. render them with mortar where they overlapped.Possibly an altered form of German Pointner, a variant of Bainter.
Male
Greek
(Πόντος) Greek name PONTOS means "sea." In mythology, this is the name of a god of the sea, the father of Nêreus, Phorkys, and other sea-gods.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Point or full stop, Rocky
Surname or Lastname
English (Midlands)
English (Midlands) : habitational name from Pointon in Lincolnshire, Poynton in Cheshire, or Poynton Green in Shropshire. The first is named from Old English Pohhingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Pohha’, a byname apparently meaning ‘bag’; the others have as the first element the Old English personal names Pofa and Pēofa respectively.
Girl/Female
Norse
Point.
POINTS DECISION
POINTS DECISION
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Liberated through Guru's Word
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lakeisha, LAKESHIA means "cassia," a bark similar to cinnamon.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Master of the right way, Master of the right path, Principle
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, Czechoslovakian, French, German, Greek, Polish, Ukrainian
Exalts; Crown; Garland
Girl/Female
Muslim
Distinguished
Boy/Male
Tamil
Divine feet
Girl/Female
Biblical
Amiable, beloved.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Chief of Poets; One who Composes Beautiful Poems
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
With an Impershiable Life
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Achieving
POINTS DECISION
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v. t.
To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat.
v. i.
To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the stones joint, neatly.
n.
The part or space included between two joints, knots, nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass stem; a joint of the leg.
a.
Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.
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.
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.
n.
The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game; as, the dog came to a point. See Pointer.
a.
Pointed; ending in a point or points.
n.
An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others; also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point; -- called also pointer.
n.
To mark (as Hebrew) with vowel points.
n.
A movement executed with the saber or foil; as, tierce point.
v. t.
To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.
n.
See Pointal.
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.
One who, or that which, points.
v. t.
To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.
n.
Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels point. See Point lace, below.
imp. & p. p.
of Point
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.
n.
To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to point a composition.