"point of reference" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: points of reference [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|points of reference}} point of reference (plural points of reference)
  1. A particular location which is used as an endpoint when measuring distances or charting maps. Synonyms: point of departure, reference point Related terms: point of view Translations (A particular point from which to measure or compare the changes in some quantity): oriëntatiepunt [neuter] (Dutch), vertailukohta (Finnish), viitekohta (Finnish), kiinnekohta (Finnish), point de repère [masculine] (French), σημείο αναφοράς (simeío anaforás) [neuter] (Greek), punto di riferimento [masculine] (Italian), pou herenga (Maori), punkt odniesienia [masculine] (Polish), ponto de referência [masculine] (Portuguese), punct de reper [neuter] (Romanian), ориенти́р (orijentír) [masculine] (Russian), referente (Spanish), punto de referencia [masculine] (Spanish), referensram (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-point_of_reference-en-noun-yhC5Bmkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of 'A particular point from which to measure or compare the changes in some quantity': 84 16
  2. A unique, intellectual premise used to relate other ideas.
    Sense id: en-point_of_reference-en-noun-d-Iz39E0 Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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