Pinpoint (Verb)
Meaning
Locate exactly; "can you pinpoint the position of the enemy?"; "The chemists could not nail the identity of the chromosome".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The geologists used satellite images to pinpoint the location of the mineral deposits.
- Researchers have been trying to pinpoint the root cause of the rare disease for decades.
- Can you pinpoint the exact error in the financial report?
- The team of experts couldn't pinpoint the source of the mysterious noise coming from the engine.
- Scientists have been working to pinpoint the exact day the ancient civilization was wiped out.