[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/pinpoint/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) / pinpoint

# pinpoint

verb (pinpoint, pinpoints, pinpointed, pinpointing); noun (a pinpoint, pinpoints); adjective (pinpoint)

«pinpoint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. verb: To find or show the exact place, cause or time of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#m1)
2. noun: A very small dot or point, like the point of a pin: "a pinpoint of light". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#m2)
3. adjective: Very exact: "pinpoint accuracy". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography and maps, you pinpoint a town on a map using grid references or coordinates. In science and detective stories, you pinpoint the cause of a problem. In sport, a pinpoint pass is very accurate.

### Examples

- Can you pinpoint London on the map? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#x1)
- The doctor pinpointed the cause of the pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#x2)
- GPS can pinpoint your position. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#x3)
- A pinpoint of light shone in the dark cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#x4)
- The darts player threw with pinpoint accuracy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#x5)
- It's hard to pinpoint exactly when the problem started. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb. One word. In maths and maps, to pinpoint means to give exact coordinates, such as (3, 5).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pinpoint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinpoint/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pinpoint» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinpoint.html) on Mova free.