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POINT OF REFERENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An indicator that orients you generally
Example:
it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
Synonyms:
point of reference; reference; reference point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("point of reference" is a kind of...):
indicator (a signal for attracting attention)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "point of reference"):
bench mark; benchmark (a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point)
landmark (a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land)
lubber's line; lubber's mark; lubber's point; lubber line (a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading)
mark; target (a reference point to shoot at)
white line (a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes)
buoy (bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards)
