Look up: pointing

1. Pointing
   Pointing is the filling up and finishing of the joints of a wall, by introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it to a smooth surface. Over time the exterior joints of walls between the brick deteriorate, and are then re-pointed by a builder to improve the appearance.
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2. pointing
   The direction in the sky to which the telescope is pointed. Pointing also describes how accurately a telescope can be pointed toward a particular direction in the sky.
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3. pointing
   [adj] - that points
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4. Pointing
   The seal between window frames and adjacent walls.
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5. Pointing
   The process where joints between masonry units, brick, etc., are filled with mortar.
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6. Pointing
   The application of mortar to joints in masonry or brickwork. Good pointing has to be undertaken using appropriate mortar, and a surface treatment appropriate to the type of stone or brick of which the wall is made. It should also take account of the direction in which the wall faces, and the quanti...
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7. Pointing
   Point'ing noun 1. The act of sharpening. 2. The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod. 3. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation. 4. The act of filling ...
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8. pointing
   Preparing to open spontaneously, said of an abscess or a boil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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9. Pointing
   • (n.) The act or art of punctuating; punctuation. • (n.) The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod. • (n.) The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of P...
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10. pointing
    (from the article `punctuation`) ...and aloud, of handwritten and printed texts. The word is derived from the Latin punctus, `point.` From the 15th century to the early 18th the ...
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11. pointing
    (from the article `sculpture`) A sculpture can be reproduced by transposing measurements taken all over its surface to a copy. The process is made accurate and thorough by the use ...
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12. pointing
    in building maintenance, the technique of repairing mortar joints between bricks or other masonry elements. When aging mortar joints crack and ...
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13. POINTING
    The process where joints between masonry units, brick, etc., are filled with mortar.
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14. pointing
    Type: Term Pronunciation: poynt′ing Definitions: 1. Preparing to open spontaneously, said of an abscess or a boil.
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15. Pointing
    used for the indirect method of carving: transposes strategic measurements on the surface of sculpture to reproduce, enlarge or reduce it. A pointing machine has adjustable metal arms which mechanically transfer and/or adjust measurements from all over the surface of a model to block of wood or ston...
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