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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : poin-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪn tər |
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Définition of pointer
Origin :- mid-14c., "a tiler" (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from point (v.). From c.1500 as "maker of needlepoint lace." From 1570s as "thing that points;" meaning "dog that stands rigid in the presence of game, facing the quarry" is recorded from 1717. Meaning "item of advice" first recorded 1883.
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- In this case the indication of the pointer must be divided by ten.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- With the pointer in his hand he touched the star at the apex of the fir.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- In each figure the pointer is over one of the red lines on the scale.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- Cowper ran in and out among the plunder, like a pointer in a turnip field.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- The angle of the pointer, or style, must be changed for each latitude.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- I tipped the pater a pointer on that long ago, and got well cursed for my pains.
- Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
- Luke was dabbing the pointer carefully at the bald top of Weaver's head.
- Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
- You make the hat spin on a walking-stick; when it stops spinning you follow the pointer.
- Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
- The professor then took his place again on the rostrum, with the pointer in his hand.
- Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
- When the applause which greeted the general had subsided, he directed the pointer at the map.
- Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
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