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Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
pinpoint — /pin poynt /, n. 1. the point of a pin. 2. a trifle; pinhead. 3. a tiny spot or sharp point. v.t. 4. to locate or describe exactly or precisely: to pinpoint the problem. adj. 5. exact; precise: pinpoint accuracy. [1840 50; PIN + POINT] Syn. 3.… … Universalium
pinpoint — I UK [ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pinpoint : present tense I/you/we/they pinpoint he/she/it pinpoints present participle pinpointing past tense pinpointed past participle pinpointed 1) to discover or explain exactly what… … English dictionary
pinpoint — pin|point1 [ˈpınpɔınt] v [T] 1.) to discover or explain exactly the real facts about something or the cause of a problem ▪ It s difficult to pinpoint the cause of the accident. pinpoint what/how/why etc ▪ They need to pinpoint exactly what skills … Dictionary of contemporary English
pinpoint — [[t]pɪ̱npɔɪnt[/t]] pinpoints, pinpointing, pinpointed 1) VERB If you pinpoint the cause of something, you discover or explain the cause exactly. [V n] It was almost impossible to pinpoint the cause of death. [V wh] ...if you can pinpoint exactly… … English dictionary
pinpoint — pin|point1 [ pın,pɔınt ] verb transitive 1. ) to discover or explain exactly what something is: We ve been unable to pinpoint the source of the problem. 2. ) to discover exactly where something is: It was impossible to pinpoint the exact position … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pinpoint — 1 verb 1 (T) to say exactly what the facts about something really are: This new report pinpoints the failings of the welfare system. | pinpoint what/how/why etc: When children have learning difficulties, it s often difficult to pinpoint what the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pinpoint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ exactly, precisely VERB + PINPOINT ▪ can ▪ With this you can pinpoint the precise location of the sound. ▪ be difficult to … Collocations dictionary
pinpoint — [ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt] verb [T] I to discover or explain exactly what or where something is We couldn t pinpoint the source of the problem.[/ex] II adj pinpoint [ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt] very accurate and exact The missiles can be fired with pinpoint accuracy.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
problem — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that causes difficulties ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant … Collocations dictionary
Counterfeit coin problem — Information theory was created in 1948 by Claude Shannon. This theory has notably enriched the field of research into mathematics, economics, biology, psychology, semantics, etc. As an example, this theory recently contributed to quantum… … Wikipedia
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium