pinpoint
🇺🇸
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/
verb
R
to find the exact place or time of something
The device helps pinpoint where the noise is coming from.
R
to identify the exact cause or details of something
Doctors can pinpoint the cause of the pain using this test.
adjective
R
extremely accurate and precise
The missile hit with pinpoint accuracy.
noun
R
a very small spot or point
We saw a pinpoint of light in the distance.
translation
to find the exact place or time of something; to identify the exact cause or details of something
extremely accurate and precise
a very small spot or point
Word Forms
3rd Present
pinpoints
Progressive
pinpointing
Perfect
pinpointed
Past
pinpointed
Plural
pinpoints