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Definition of pinpoint - 3 dictionary results

pin⋅point

[pin-point]
–noun
1. the point of a pin.
2. a trifle; pinhead.
3. a tiny spot or sharp point.
–verb (used with object)
4. to locate or describe exactly or precisely: to pinpoint the problem.
–adjective
5. exact; precise: pinpoint accuracy.

Origin:
1840–50; pin + point


3. spot, localize, identify, define.
pin·point   (pĭn'point')   
n.  
  1. Something extremely small or trifling.
  2. A very small or sharp point: a pinpoint of light.
  3. A point on a map marking a precise location or target.
tr.v.   pin·point·ed, pin·point·ing, pin·points
  1. To locate or identify with precision.
  2. To take precise aim at: pinpoint a target.
  3. To direct attention to: We pinpointed the flaws in his argument.
adj.  
  1. Meticulously precise: measured the line with pinpoint accuracy.
  2. Extremely small; minuscule: pinpoint creatures.

pinpoint  (v.)
"locate precisely," 1917, from pin + point; originally aviators' slang.
Language Translation for : pinpoint
Spanish: indicar con toda precisión, concretar,
German: genau festlegen,
Japanese: 的確に示す
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