punctiform
- adjective
- /ˈpʌŋk.tɪ.fɔrm/
- Specialized
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punctiforme
- The artist used punctiform techniques to create a mosaic effect in her painting, focusing on individual dots of color.
Examples
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In response, "from the moment that this gaze appears, the subject tries to adapt himself to it, ... and so becomes that punctiform object, that point of vanishing being with which the subject confuses his own failure" (Lacan, Four Fundamental 83).
Academic text (1996) -
In mathematics, a punctiform representation of a function emphasizes points rather than continuous lines.
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When analyzing the punctiform nature of the data, researchers noted that each sample represented a unique point in the graph.
Synonyms
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Having many small dots or spots on skin and leaves
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
punctiform = punct + iform
Formed from the combining form 'punct-' (point) + the suffix '-iform' (‑shaped); the meaning 'point-shaped' is derivable for learners familiar with scientific/technical morphology but may be unclear to average B1 learners.
Etymology
The word punctiform comes from the Latin root punct- meaning 'point' and the ending -form meaning 'shape'. So punctiform literally means 'point-shaped', which helps remember why it describes objects or sets made only of points with no area.