1. Word finder
  2. Word definitions
  3. point of reference

Find the word definition

What is "point of reference"

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
point of reference
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I had no other point of reference.
▪ I struggle to find a point of reference in those words.
▪ In writing, these words need a point of reference already established in the text.
▪ She is now my point of reference.
▪ This table is only a very general point of reference.
▪ Turgenev is as much a point of reference for Mishra as for his hero: both warrant the comparison.
Wiktionary
point of reference

n. 1 A particular point in space which is used as an endpoint to measure a distance from or chart a map from. 2 A unique intellectual datum used to relate other ideas.

WordNet
point of reference

n. an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved" [syn: reference point, reference]

Wikipedia
Point of reference

Point of reference is the intentional use of one thing to indicate something else. It may refer to:

  • Reference point (General usage)
  • Frame of reference (Physics usage)