double point

noun

A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points.

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Meanings

noundouble point (plural double points)

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. geometryA point on a curve at which there are two tangents (because it touches itself, or has a cusp).
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APA

double point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20point

MLA

“double point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20point. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double point,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20point.

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