Reference Point - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT reference point /ˌrɛfərəns pɔɪnt/ IPA guide

Other forms: reference points

Definitions of reference point

noun an indicator that orients you generally synonyms: point of reference, reference see moresee less types: show 13 types... hide 13 types... 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 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 mearstone, meerestone, merestone an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab clout a target used in archery drogue a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane acoustic buoy a buoy that can be heard (at night) can, can buoy a buoy with a round bottom and conical top conical buoy, nun, nun buoy a buoy resembling a cone spar buoy a buoy resembling a vertical log type of: indicator a signal for attracting attention

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