Noun

(en noun)

A sharp point or pointed end.

(figuratively) An important moment when a decision is made that will determine future events.

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(geometry) A point of a curve where the curve is continuous but has no derivative, but such that it has a derivative at every nearby point.

(architecture) A point made by the intersection of two curved lines or curved structures. A common motif in Gothic architecture.Russell Sturgis, ed. (1902). A Dictionary of Architecture and Building: Biographical, Historical, and Descriptive . 3. Macmillan.

(astrology) A boundary between zodiacal signs and houses.

(dentistry) Any of the pointed parts of a canine tooth or molar.