"pointlike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pointlike [comparative], most pointlike [superlative]
Etymology: point + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|point|like}} 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 Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-pointlike-en-adj-VbvNJ3XH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 100 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: point-like

Download JSON data for pointlike meaning in English (1.7kB)

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