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单词 puncta
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punctan.1

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian punto; Italian punta.
Etymology: Apparently < Italian punto main point of an argument (see point n.1), with alteration of the final vowel after Italian feminine forms in -a , unless < Italian punta in similar use (recorded in senses ‘efficacy of an argument’, ‘importance of an argument’, ‘obvious meaning of a word’: see point n.1). Probably influenced in form by punctilio n. (compare sense 1 at that entry), punctum n. (compare sense 1c at that entry).
Obsolete. rare.
An important or main point or item; opposed to punctilio (see punctilio n. 1). Cf. point n.1 5a.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > constituent part or component > of an immaterial whole
pointc1230
punct1427
element1600
puncta1651
momentum1829
moment1838
1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs Pref. 2 Though not the Punctilio's, yet the Puncta's the full points.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

punctan.2

Brit. /ˈpʌŋ(k)tə/, U.S. /ˈpəŋ(k)tə/
Inflections: Plural punctae Brit. /ˈpʌŋ(k)tiː/, U.S. /ˈpəŋ(k)ti/.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin puncta, punctum.
Etymology: < classical Latin puncta, plural of punctum (see point n.1), misinterpreted as feminine singular.In some early instances the form punctae is apparently used irregularly as a plural of punctum:1865 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 13 223 The terminal scutum has several punctæ closely resembling pores. The preanal scale is triangular; it has two little elevations surmounted by a punctum.
Chiefly Biology and Anatomy.
= punctum n. 3.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [noun] > small spot or speckle
puncta1398
pointa1400
masclec1400
specklec1440
pecklec1450
sprinkle1481
spreckle1513
frecklea1549
spruttle1553
dot1596
punctum1653
pip1676
spark1686
punctal1694
mail1727
punctule1785
puncta1858
freck1866
guttula1887
1858 J. Hall & J. D. Whitney Rep. Geol. Surv. State Iowa I. ii. 653 Callopora punctata... The surface punctate; three, four, or more rows of punctæ between the cells.
1879 F. J. Bumstead & R. W. Taylor Pathol. & Treatm. Venereal Dis. (rev. ed.) iii. xxvi. 747 In some cases,..punctæ of a deeper color are seen on the surface of the roseolous patches.
1931 Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 50 288 The transverse bars [on the diatom Navicula gastrum] are marked with very fine punctæ.
1965 Science 9 July 182/2 The inner surface of a puncta [sc. in a recent brachiopod] has a corrugated ring appearance.
1967 G. M. Wyburn et al. Conc. Anat. iv. 101/1 At the medial end each eyelid has an orifice, the puncta lacrimalis.
1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marina Fauna N.W. Europe viii. 292/1 Order Ostracoda... Cythere lutea... Shell subreniform, slightly tapered posteriorly..; smoothly calcified, with few large punctae.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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