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REFERENCE POINT
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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 ("reference point" is a kind of...):
indicator (a signal for attracting attention)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "reference point"):
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)
Context examples:
A reference point for the fetal position when the fetal heart rate is detected above the mother's umbilicus.
(Fetal Position above Umbilicus, NCI Thesaurus)
Having to do with the opposite side of the body, in relation to a pre-existing reference point.
(Contralateral, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A characterization of the relationship of an concomitant medication use beginning point in time to a reference point in time.
(Concomitant Medication Use Start Relative to Reference Period, NCI Thesaurus)
A characterization of the relationship of an concomitant medication use conclusion point in time to a reference point in time.
(Concomitant Medication Use End Relative to Reference Period, NCI Thesaurus)
That which constitutes a standard from which a judgment can be established, a reference point against which other things can be evaluated, or a basis for comparison.
(Criterion, NCI Thesaurus)
A characterization of the relationship of a clinical event point in time to a reference point in time.
(Clinical Events End Relative to Reference Period, NCI Thesaurus)
The date and time of a microbiology specimen data reference point.
(Microbiology Specimen Date Time of Reference Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
Having to do with the same side of the body, in relation to a pre-existing reference point.
(Ipsilateral, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
A characterization of the relationship of an medical history conclusion point in time to a reference point in time.
(Medical History End Relative to Reference Period, NCI Thesaurus)
In anatomy indicating lower than a given reference point.
(Inferior, NCI Thesaurus)
