Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double point

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble -point
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points.

noun

A point on a curve at which there are two tangents (because it touches itself, or has a cusp).

Example Sentences

"As with the printers a full-point, a double point or colon, and a triple point, are each of them single types, the matter was still more simplified."

Inflected Forms

double points (plural)

Questions

What does double point mean?: A symbol, such as a colon, composed of two points.

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