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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pointel en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin punctillum (“a little point”). Cognate with Spanish puntilla (“tiptoe; small dagger used in bullfighting”). Doublet of pontil.

Meanings

  1. A sharp instrument; any sharp-pointed thing.

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pointel en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Blend of point + voxel.

Meanings

  1. Any of the eight vertices of a voxel.

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