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knooppunt substantief {n} | interchange [interchanges](highway junction) |
kommapunt substantief {m} | semicolon(punctuation mark ';') |
kookpunt substantief {n} | boil [boils](point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour) boiling point [boiling points](temperature at which a liquid boils) |
kritisch punt substantief | critical point [critical points](in thermodynamics) |
kruispunt substantief {m} | intersection [intersections](junction of two or more paths, etc) |
kruispunt substantief {n} | crossroads [crossroads](intersection) crux [cruces](critical or transitional moment) |
kruispuntdenken substantief {n} | intersectionality(sociological methodology) |
middelpunt substantief {n} | center [centers](point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) |
middelpuntvliedend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | centrifugal(tending, or causing, to recede from the center) |
middelpuntvliedende kracht substantief | centrifugal force(force) |
middelpuntzoekende kracht substantief | centripetal force(the force on a rotating or orbiting body in the direction of the centre of rotation) |
op het punt staan preposition | about(on the point or verge of) |
op het punt staan phrase | about to(indicating imminence) |
op het punt staan te werkwoord | set about(to initiate or begin some action) |
op het puntje van zijn stoel preposition | on the edge of one's seat(in suspense) |
op het puntje van zijn tong preposition | on the tip of one's tongue(known but not quite remembered) |
op punt stellen werkwoord | update [updated, updating, updates](to make something up to date) |
oplaadpunt substantief {n} | charging pointnoun |
oriëntatiepunt substantief | landmark [landmarks](recognizable feature) |
oriëntatiepunt substantief {n} | point of reference(A particular point from which to measure or compare the changes in some quantity) |
penpunt substantief {m} | nib [nibs](tip of a pen) |
raakpunt substantief {n} | hit point(A unit of damage) interface [interfaces](point of interconnection between entities) |
rondpunt substantief {n} | roundabout [roundabouts](road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) |
smeltpunt substantief {n} | melting point [melting points](temperature at which solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium) |
speerpunt substantief {m} | spearhead [spearheads](the pointed head, or end, of a spear) |
standpunt substantief {n} | angle [angles](viewpoint) point [points](opinion which adds to the discussion) stance [stances](opinion or point of view) stand [stands](resolute, unwavering position) standpoint [standpoints](point of view) |
stationair punt substantief | stationary point(A point on a curve where the gradient is zero) |
steunpunt substantief {n} | fulcrum [fulcrums](support about which a lever pivots) |
strafschopdoelpunt substantief {n} | penalty goal(goal scored from a penalty) |
tijdpunt substantief {n} | point [points](particular moment in an event or occurrence) |
toppunt substantief | spire [spires](top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit) vertex [vertices](highest point) |
toppunt substantief {n} | epitome [epitomes](the height; the best) |