Definition of Punctum. Meaning of Punctum. Synonyms of Punctum

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Definition of Punctum

Punctum
Punctum Punc"tum, n. [L., a point.] A point. Punctum c[ae]cum. [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind. Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point. Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point. Punctum vegetationis [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.

Meaning of Punctum from wikipedia

- Look up punctum or punctate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Punctum, plural puncta, adjective punctate, is an anatomical term for a sharp point or...
- The lacrimal punctum (pl.: puncta) or lacrimal point is a minute opening on the summits of the lacrimal papillae, seen on the margins of the eyelids at...
- right brachial plexus with its short branches in anterior view. Details Identifiers Latin punctum nervosum Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]...
- Punctum Books, stylized as punctum books, is an open-access and print-on-demand independent, scholar-led publisher based in Santa Barbara, California,...
- the species Stethorus punctum: Stethorus punctum picipes Casey, 1899 Stethorus punctum punctum (LeConte, 1852) "Stethorus punctum Report". Integrated Taxonomic...
- particular blind spot known as the physiological blind spot, "blind point", or punctum cae**** in medical literature, is the place in the visual field that corresponds...
- Phylloxiphia punctum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna from north-eastern South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Democratic...
- Allium punctum is a species of wild onion known by the common name dotted onion or Modoc onion. It is native to the western United States in and around...
- Puncta extraordinaria, or extraordinary points, refer to certain small dots in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible, where they appear alongside other...
- Equant (or punctum aequans) is a mathematical concept developed by Claudius Ptolemy in the 2nd century AD to account for the observed motion of the planets...