verb, adjective, noun
verb [VN]
1 to find and show the exact position of sb/sth or the exact time that sth happened:
He was able to pinpoint on the map the site of the medieval village.
2 to be able to give the exact reason for sth or to describe sth exactly:
The report pinpointed the areas most in need of help.
adjective if sth is done with pinpoint accuracy, it is done exactly and in exactly the right position:
The pilots bombed strategic targets with pinpoint accuracy.
noun a very small area of sth, especially light:
The star was little more than a pinpoint in the night sky.
