Pinpoint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very brief moment

a very small spot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪnpɔɪnt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪnpɔɪnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪnpɔɪnt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪnpɔɪnt/.

Examples

they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together
the plane was just a speck in the sky
can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nail speck

Parts of Speech

noun	a very brief moment “they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together”
noun	a very small spot “the plane was just a speck in the sky”
noun	the sharp point of a pin
verb	locate exactly “can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?”

Word Forms

speck	verb	produce specks in or on
pinpoint	verb	locate exactly
pinpoint	noun	a very small spot

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

punktgenau

ein sehr kurzer Moment

🇫🇷French

identifier

un très bref instant

🇪🇸Spanish

determinar con precisión

un momento muy breve

🇮🇹Italian

individuare

un attimo molto breve

🇳🇱Dutch

lokaliseren

een heel kort moment

🇵🇹Portuguese

identificar

um breve momento

🇷🇺Russian

точно определить

очень короткий момент

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुच्छ

एक बहुत ही संक्षिप्त क्षण

🇧🇩Bengali

বিন্দু

একটি খুব সংক্ষিপ্ত মুহূর্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சுட்டி

மிக குறுகிய தருணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుర్తించండి

చాలా క్లుప్తమైన క్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

बिंदू

एक अतिशय संक्षिप्त क्षण

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્દેશ

ખૂબ જ ટૂંકી ક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುರುತಿಸಿ

ಬಹಳ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൃത്യമായി

വളരെ ചുരുങ്ങിയ നിമിഷം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਪਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشان

ایک بہت مختصر لمحہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

查明

一个非常短暂的时刻

🇯🇵Japanese

ピンポイントで

とても短い瞬間

🇰🇷Korean

핀 끝

아주 짧은 순간

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xác định chính xác

một khoảnh khắc rất ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

ระบุ

ช่วงเวลาที่สั้นมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

tepat

momen yang sangat singkat

🇵🇭Filipino

matukoy

isang napakaikling sandali

🇲🇾Malay

tepat

sekejap sangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحديد

لحظة قصيرة جداً

🇮🇷Persian

مشخص کردن

یک لحظه بسیار کوتاه

🇹🇷Turkish

noktayı belirlemek

çok kısa bir an

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַתֵר בִּמְדוּיָק

רגע קצר מאוד

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The primary meaning of 'pinpoint' is 'a very brief moment'.

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