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punc·tum
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Princeton's WordNet
punctumnoun
(anatomy) a point or small area
Wiktionary
punctumnoun
a sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area
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punctum
Punctum is a Latin term that refers to "point". However, its meaning varies depending on the context. In photography, it is used to describe the striking feature of a photo that catches a viewer's immediate attention. In music, it refers to a point of musical notation. In medicine, it describes a tiny opening or hole, such as tear duct in human bodies. In philosophy and psychoanalysis, most notably in the writings of Roland Barthes, it refers to the poignant, personal and subjective detail in a work that punctures or disrupts the observer's aesthetic distance.
Webster Dictionary
Punctumnoun
a point
Etymology: [L., a point.]
Wikidata
Punctum
Punctum is a genus of very small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Punctidae, the dot snails.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Punctum
pungk′tum, n. (anat.) a point, dot.—adjs. Punc′tūlate, -d.—ns. Punctūlā′tion; Punc′tūle; Punc′tūlum.—Punctum cæcum, the point of the retina from which the optic nerve fibres radiate, so called because impervious to light.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of punctum in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of punctum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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