"pointlike" meaning in All languages combined

See pointlike on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more pointlike [comparative], most pointlike [superlative], point-like [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English pointlike From point + -like. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|point|-like|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English point Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English pointlike [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "like", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leyg-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*līką", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-līkaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-līk", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-līċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-like", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-like", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pointlike", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pointlike"> From point + -like. Head templates: {{en-adj}} pointlike (comparative more pointlike, superlative most pointlike)
  1. Resembling a point Translations (resembling a point): puntiforme (Italian)
    Sense id: en-pointlike-en-adj-kbDJS41S Disambiguation of 'resembling a point': 93 7
  2. (physics) Having dimensions too small to be measured, or so small that it may be regarded as a point
    Sense id: en-pointlike-en-adj-VbvNJ3XH Categories (other): Physics, English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 100 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonpointlike
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