far point

English

WOTD – 27 December 2011

Pronunciation

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Noun

far point (plural far points)

1. The most distant point at which the eye can focus (usually infinity, but nearer for a myopic eye).
2. (figurative) The most distant point under consideration in any situation.

Translations

eye can focus

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 視遠點 / 视远点 (shìyuǎndiǎn)

• Dutch: vertepunt n
• Finnish: kaukopiste
• French: punctum remotum m
• German: Fernpunkt m
• Hungarian: távolpont
• Italian: punto remoto m
• Portuguese: ponto remoto m
• Russian: са́мая да́льняя то́чка я́сного зре́ния f (sámaja dálʹnjaja tóčka jásnovo zrénija), дальне́йшая то́чка я́сного зре́ния f (dalʹnéjšaja tóčka jásnovo zrénija)
• Spanish: punto remoto m

under consideration

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: horisontti (fi)
• Russian: дальне́йшая то́чка f (dalʹnéjšaja tóčka),

See also

• near point

Anagrams

• panforti