points

See also: Points

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔɪnts/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

points

1. plural of point
2. (rail transport, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India) Movable rails which can be used to switch a train from one railway track to another.
3. (automotive) The two metal surfaces in a distributor which close or open to allow current to flow or not through the ignition coil. Each surface is called a point singular (there's usually a moving point which is pushed by the distributor cam and a fixed point which isn't), but they're made together in a unit and serviced or replaced that way and are hence normally called points plural.

Synonyms

• switch (Movable rails used to switch a train from one railway track to another.)

Derived terms

• facing points
• trailing points
• trap points

Translations

moveable rails used to switch a train from one track to another

• Czech: výhybka (cs) f
• Dutch: wissel (nl)
• Finnish: vaihde (fi)
• French: aiguillage (fr) m
• German: Weiche (de) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: scambi (it) m pl, deviatoi m pl
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sporveksel m

  Nynorsk: sporveksel m

• Ukrainian: стрі́лка f (strílka)

Verb

points

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of point

Anagrams

• Pintos, Piston, Tipson, instop, opts in, pinots, pintos, piston, pitons, posnit, postin

---

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛ̃
• Homophone: point

Noun

points m

1. plural of point

Anagrams

• pintos
• piston
• pitons
• spinto