pinpoint

«pinpoint» in Mova's school dictionary: verb: To find or show the exact place, cause or time of… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (pinpoint, pinpoints, pinpointed, pinpointing); noun (a pinpoint, pinpoints); adjective (pinpoint)

meaning for a pupil

1) verb: To find or show the exact place, cause or time of something. tree →

2) noun: A very small dot or point, like the point of a pin: "a pinpoint of light". tree →

3) adjective: Very exact: "pinpoint accuracy". tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and maps, you pinpoint a town on a map using grid references or coordinates. In science and detective stories, you pinpoint the cause of a problem. In sport, a pinpoint pass is very accurate.

examples

• Can you pinpoint London on the map? tree →
• The doctor pinpointed the cause of the pain. tree →
• GPS can pinpoint your position. tree →
• A pinpoint of light shone in the dark cave. tree →
• The darts player threw with pinpoint accuracy. tree →
• It's hard to pinpoint exactly when the problem started. tree →

note

Regular verb. One word. In maths and maps, to pinpoint means to give exact coordinates, such as (3, 5).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pinpoint» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.