pinpoint
pronunciation
How to pronounce pinpoint in British English:
UK [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt]
How to pronounce pinpoint in American English:
US [ˈpɪnpɔɪnt]
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- Noun:
- a very brief moment
- a very small spot
- the sharp point of a pin
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- Verb:
- locate exactly
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- Adjective:
- meticulously precise
Word Origin
- pinpoint (n.)
- also pin-point, "point of a pin," 1849, from pin (n.) + point (n.). Taken into aeronautics in sense "place identified from the air," hence verb meaning "locate precisely" (1917), which originally was aviators' slang. Related: Pinpointed; pinpointing. As an adjective, "performed with precisional accuracy," 1944, originally of aerial bombing.
Example
- 1. Instead , hocking focused on " pinpoint branding , " using connections to target certain exclusive populations .
- 2. The satellites used powerful cameras that can pinpoint objects less than three feet long on earth 's surface .
- 3. Supporters of the uk project hope that in future doctors will be able accurately to pinpoint a person 's risk of developing a particular disease , based on their genetic predisposition .
- 4. Humberside police community support officer sam gregory evidence suggested thieves were using the internet to pinpoint prospective hauls .
- 5. Efforts to pinpoint its location have been difficult in the vast atlantic and with no communication from the ship 's 15-member crew .