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語源

From pin +‎ point.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪnpɔɪnt/

名詞

pinpoint (複数形 pinpoints)

1. The point of a pin.
2. Something infinitesimal; a tiny point.
   • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 364:

     What was once an astonishing, one-off discovery in 2005 may prove to be just a pinpoint in a global distribution of animals of which we previously knew nothing.

形容詞

pinpoint (comparative more pinpoint, superlative most pinpoint)

1. Extremely precise or specific, especially regarding location.

   The machine assembles parts at high speed and with pinpoint accuracy.

   • 2011 January 5, Saj Chowdhury, “Newcastle 0 - 0 West Ham”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     The 28-year-old not only hassled the visitors' midfield but also delivered pinpoint balls with alarming accuracy as far as the east Londoners were concerned.

動詞

pinpoint (三人称単数 現在形 pinpoints, 現在分詞 pinpointing, 過去形および過去分詞形 pinpointed)

1. (transitive) To identify or locate (someone または something) precisely or with great accuracy.

   The investigators tried to pinpoint the source of the flames.

   • 2017 November 7, Bernadette Rainey, Elizabeth Wicks, Clare Ovey, Jacobs, White, and Ovey. The European Convention on Human Rights, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 411:

     It would defeat the purpose of secret surveillance if individuals were able to pinpoint exactly when the police were likely to be listening in on their conversations and adapt their behaviour accordingly, and the [European] Court [of Human Rights] has not interpreted Article 8 to require that this information should be provided to individuals, either before, during, or after they have been the subject of surveillance measures.

アナグラム

• nip point

名詞

pin-point (複数形 pin-points)

1. Alternative spelling of pinpoint

動詞

pin-point (三人称単数 現在形 pin-points, 現在分詞 pin-pointing, 過去形および過去分詞形 pin-pointed)

1. Alternative spelling of pinpoint
   • 1962 April, R. K. Evans, “The Acceptance Testing of Diesel Locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 268:

     Because most diesel failures can be traced to electrical faults, minor in themselves but often difficult to pin-point, any unscheduled halt during a trial run is often the signal for the frenzied unfolding of wiring diagrams and the appearance of an impressive array of voltmeters and circuit testers.