pointlike

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adjective

Resembling a point

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English point →
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Meanings

adjectivepointlike (comparative more pointlike, superlative most pointlike)

comparative more pointlike · superlative most pointlike · alternative point-like

  1. Resembling a point
  2. natural sciencesHaving dimensions too small to be measured, or so small that it may be regarded as a point

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pewǵ-
  2. Proto-Italic*pungō
  3. Latinpungō
  4. Latinpūnctus
  5. Latinpūnctum
  6. Old Frenchpoint
  7. Middle Englishpoynt
  8. Englishpoint
  9. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  10. Proto-Germanic*līką
  11. Englishpointlike

From point + -like.

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Translations

Italian puntiforme
  • puntiformeresembling a point
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“pointlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pointlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pointlike.

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