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double points

double points is the plural of double point.

Meaning of double point

Noun

double point (plural double points)

  1. A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points.
    • As with the printers a full-point, a double point or colon, and a triple point, are each of them single types, the matter was still more simplified.1882, Henry Bradshaw, Address at the opening of the fifth annual meeting of the Library Association
  2. A point on a curve at which there are two tangents (because it touches itself, or has a cusp).

Questions about double points

What is double points the plural of?
Double points is the plural of double point.

Words near double points in the dictionary

  1. double plurals
  2. double plus good
  3. double plus ungood
  4. double pneumonia
  5. double point
  6. double points
  7. double pole
  8. double poled
  9. double poles
  10. double poling
  11. double possessive

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