PUNCTUM

punctum

(noun) (anatomy) a point or small area

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

punctum (plural puncta)

(anatomy) A sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area.

(music) A neume representing a single tone.

Source: Wiktionary


Punc"tum, n. Etym: [L., a point.]

Definition: A point. Punctum cæcum. Etym: [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind.

– Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point.

– Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point.

– Punctum vegetationis Etym: [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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