pinpoint
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
pinpoint noun: the point of a pin.
Noun
pinpoint (plural pinpoints)
- The point of a pin.
- Something infinitesimal; a tiny point.
- What was once an astonishing, one-off discovery in 2005 may prove to be just a pinpoint in a global distribution of animals of which we previously knew nothing.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 364
Adjective
pinpoint (comparative more pinpoint, superlative most pinpoint)
- Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.
- The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.
- The 28-year-old not only hassled the visitors' midfield but also delivered pinpoint balls with alarming accuracy as far as the east Londoners were concerned.2011 January 5, Saj Chowdhury, “Newcastle 0 - 0 West Ham”, in BBC
Verb
pinpoint (third-person singular simple present pinpoints, present participle pinpointing, simple past and past participle pinpointed)
- To identify or locate (someone or something) precisely or with great accuracy.
- The investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.
- It would defeat the purpose of secret surveillance if individuals were able to pinpoint exactly when the police were likely to be listening in on their conversations and adapt their behaviour accordingly, and the [European] Court [of Human Rights] has not interpreted Article 8 to require that this...2017 July 11, Bernadette Rainey, Elizabeth Wicks, Clare Ovey, Jacobs, White, and Ovey. The European Convention on Human Rights, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 411
pinpoint meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
pinpoint in Hindi
- पिनप्वाइंट, पिनप्वाइन्ट
pinpoint in Tamil
- குறிப்பிட்டுச் சுட்டிக்காட்டு
pinpoint in Marathi
- पिनपॉईंट, पिनपॉईन्ट
pinpoint in Urdu
- اشارہ کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- pinpoint in Bengali
- সুনির্দিষ্টভাবে শনাক্ত করা
- pinpoint in Telugu
- పిన్పాయింట్
- pinpoint in Malayalam
- സൂചിമുന, മുന, ബിന്ദു, പുള്ളി
- pinpoint in Punjabi
- ਪਿੰਨਪੁਆਇੰਟ
- pinpoint in Gujarati
- પિનપોઈન્ટ, પિનપોઇન્ટ
- pinpoint in Nepali
- पिनपोइन्ट, पिनप्वाइन्ट, पिनपोइण्ट
- pinpoint in Indonesian
- tepat, menunjuk secara tepat
Examples of pinpoint in a sentence
- The point guard threaded a pass with pinpoint precision to the power forward for an easy dunk.
- The study pinpointed the source of the sarsens, a mystery that has long bedeviled geologists and archaeologists.
- Development of the snap cap for Bufferin pinpoints the Bristol-Myers Products approach to these problems.
Forms of pinpoint
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pinpoints |
| alternative form | pin-point |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more pinpoint |
| superlative | most pinpoint |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pinpoints |
| present participle | pinpointing |
| past participle | pinpointed |
| past | pinpointed |
Origin of pinpoint
From pin + point.
Words formed from pinpoint
- pinpointable
- pinpointedly
- pinpointer
- unpinpointed
- pinpoint pupil
Questions about pinpoint
- What does pinpoint mean?
- Pinpoint means the point of a pin.
- What is pinpoint in Hindi?
- Pinpoint in Hindi is पिनप्वाइंट, पिनप्वाइन्ट. See Pinpoint meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pinpoint?
- Pinpoint can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pinpoint?
- Pinpoint is pronounced /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/.
- What is the plural of pinpoint?
- The plural of pinpoint is pinpoints.
Words near pinpoint in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pinpoint (page history and authors); pinpoint (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pinpoint (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pinpoint (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pinpoint (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pinpoint (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pinpoint (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pinpoint (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); pinpoint (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pinpoint (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pinpoint (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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