pinpoint

pinpoint
transitive verb
(locate, define) genau bestimmen; (determine) genau festlegen
* * *
verb (to place or show very exactly: He pinpointed the position on the map.) genau festlegen
* * *
ˈpin·point
I. vt
▪ to \pinpoint sth etw [genau] feststellen [o bestimmen]
to \pinpoint the cause of sth den Grund für etw akk feststellen
to \pinpoint the location [or source] of sth etw lokalisieren
II. adj attr, inv sehr genau, haargenau
\pinpoint accuracy hohe Genauigkeit; of missile, shot hohe Zielgenauigkeit
III. n winziger Punkt
a \pinpoint of light ein winziger Lichtpunkt
* * *
pinpoint
A s
1. Nadelspitze f
2. winziger Punkt
3. fig Bagatelle f
4. MIL
a) (strategischer etc) Punkt
b) Punktziel n
B v/t
1. MIL
a) das Ziel (haar)genau festlegen oder bestimmen oder bombardieren oder treffen
b) einzeln bombardieren
2. fig genau festlegen oder bestimmen
3. fig klar hervortreten lassen, ein Schlaglicht werfen auf (akk)
C adj
1. besonders MIL (haar)genau, Punkt…:
pinpoint attack Punktzielangriff m;
pinpoint bombing Bombenpunktwurf m, gezielter Bombenwurf;
pinpoint center (bes Br centre) (Fußball) Maßflanke f, millimetergenaue Flanke;
pinpoint target Punktziel n
2. fig genau, detailliert (Planung)
3. pinpoint strike WIRTSCH Schwerpunktstreik m
* * *
transitive verb
(locate, define) genau bestimmen; (determine) genau festlegen
* * *
n.
Nadelspitze f. v.
lokalisieren v.

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