POINT OF REFERENCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does point of reference mean?
• POINT OF REFERENCE (noun)
The noun POINT OF REFERENCE has 1 sense:
1. an indicator that orients you generally
Familiarity information: POINT OF REFERENCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• POINT OF REFERENCE (noun)
Meaning:
An indicator that orients you generally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
point of reference; reference point; reference
Context example:
it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved
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 line; lubber's line; lubber's mark; lubber's point (a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading)
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
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)
