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    pinpoint
    /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/

    noun

    • 1. a tiny dot or point: "a pinpoint of light"

    adjective

    • 1. absolutely precise; to the finest degree: "this weapon fired shells with pinpoint accuracy"
    • 2. tiny: "a pinpoint hole"

    verb

    • 1. find or identify with great accuracy or precision: "one flare had pinpointed the target"

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  2. Pinpoint can be a verb, a noun or an adjective. As a verb, it means to find out or say the exact position or time of something. As a noun, it means a very small spot of something. As an adjective, it means very exact.

  3. The meaning of PINPOINT is something that is extremely small or insignificant. How to use pinpoint in a sentence.

  4. PINPOINT meaning: 1. to find out or say the exact position in space or time of something: 2. to discover or describe…. Learn more.

  5. If you pinpoint something or its position, you discover or show exactly where it is. I could pinpoint his precise location on a map. [VERB noun] Computers pinpointed where the shells were coming from. [VERB wh] If something is placed with pinpoint accuracy, it is placed in exactly the right place or position.

  6. noun. the point of a pin. a trifle; pinhead. a tiny spot or sharp point. Synonyms: define, identify, localize, spot. verb (used with object) to locate or describe exactly or precisely: to pinpoint the problem. adjective. exact; precise: pinpoint accuracy. / ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt / verb. to locate or identify exactly. to pinpoint a place on a map.

  7. To pinpoint something is to nail down its exact location. The point of a pin is very small and fine. Similarly, when you pinpoint something, you have narrowed down its location to the smallest possibility: you've found out exactly where it is.

  8. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and examples of pinpoint, a verb that means to find and show the exact position, time or reason of something. See also related words and collocations in the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.