Definitions for points
points

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pointsnoun

   Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

2. pointsnoun

   The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. points

   See REEF-POINTS.--Armed at all points, is when a man is defended by armour cap-à-pie.

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1. pointsnoun

   Plural noun of the word point.

   The train system has points where control signals are computerized

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 8, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. POINTS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Points is ranked #26630 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Points surname appeared 915 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Points.
   
   86.5% or 792 total occurrences were White.
   7.4% or 68 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'points' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #901

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'points' in Written Corpus Frequency: #752

Anagrams for points »

1. instop

2. opts in

3. pinots

4. pintos

5. Pintos

6. piston

7. pitons

How to pronounce points?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say points in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of points in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of points in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of points in a Sentence

1. Michael Kobori:

   The company has always had a history of what we call ‘sustainability’ today, of taking care of the environment, 2007 was really one of the turning points for us, when we published the initial study. After we saw the data from the assessment, we realized how potent this information could be for the consumer.

2. Philippe Galli:

   The system cracked a little. There are weak points that are not acceptable, we will have to correct what didn't work.

3. Chelsie Hall:

   It really boosts everyone's confidence, it's good to see people in practice getting into the game and seeing what they've practiced. It's always fun to see everyone score, make points, get steals and even take charges. It was fun to see everyone score.

4. Harry Maguire:

   Two points dropped I feel. The chances we had, I do n’t think it’s acceptable to come away with a point... I ’m sure the lads will be disappointed, at times we were too slow. Second half we were sloppy and gave the ball away. We created the chances and failed to score again and it cost us two points.

5. Keun Hye Jeon:

   By measuring alcohol consumption at two time points, we were able to study the relationship between reducing, ceasing, maintaining and increasing alcohol consumption and incident dementia.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Points
2. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=points
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html