geographic point
- noun
- /ˌdʒiəˈɡræfɪk pɔɪnt/
- Specialized
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punto geográfico
- Scientists collected data from various geographic points around the globe to study climate change.
Examples
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Using ArcGIS Desktop 10.0 software (ESRI, Inc., Redlands, CA), we randomly selected 20 geographic points from each of 38 contiguous townships in the study county (Figure 1).
Academic text (2015) -
Surely this is the geographic point that Aaron Renn misses.
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The ancient city of Machu Picchu is a famous geographic point in Peru, attracting millions of tourists each year.
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To accurately locate a geographic point, you need to know both its latitude and longitude.
Synonyms
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A particular area where something is or should be
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A particular place where someone or something is
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A precise place on the Earth shown on a map by coordinates
How Precise
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a specific location on the surface of the Earth' is directly and compositionally derived from 'geographic' (relating to the Earth) + 'point' (a specific position). This noun–noun combination follows common English compounding patterns and cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The term geographic point comes from mapmaking: mapmakers would mark a tiny dot or point on a map to show one exact place on the Earth. That's why it now means 'a specific location on the Earth' that can be given numbers like latitude and longitude.