pointel

Meaning

Noun

A sharp instrument; any sharp-pointed thing.
Any of the eight vertices of a voxel.

Origin

Old French, from Latin punctillum ("a little point"). Cognate with Spanish puntilla ("tiptoe; small dagger used in bullfighting").

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