GEOGRAPHIC POINT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A point on the surface of the Earth

Synonyms:

geographic point; geographical point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("geographic point" is a kind of...):

point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "geographic point"):

work; workplace (a place where work is done)

address (the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with)

confluence; meeting (a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers))

epicenter; epicentre (the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake)

magnetic pole (either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical)

pole (one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)