points

See also: Points

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɪnts/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪnts

Noun

points

1. plural of point

Noun

1. (rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.

   Synonym: switch

2. (automotive) 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.

Derived terms

• catch points
• facing points
• trailing points
• trap points

Translations

moveable rails used to switch a train from one track to another

• Czech: výhybka (cs) f
• Dutch: wissel (nl)
• Finnish: vaihde (fi)
• French: aiguille (fr) f
• German: Weiche (de) f
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• Hebrew: מסוט (he) m (masót), מפלג (he) m
• Italian: scambio (it) m, deviatoio m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sporveksel m

  Nynorsk: sporveksel m

• Romanian: macaz (ro) n
• Ukrainian: стрі́лка f (strílka)

Verb

points

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of point

Anagrams

• Pintos, Piston, Tipson, instop, opts in, pinots, pintos, piston, pitons, posnit, postin

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃/

• Audio:

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• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛ̃
• Homophone: point

Noun

points m

1. plural of point

Anagrams

• pintos
• piston
• pitons
• spinto