Definition of reference point in US English:
reference point
nounˈrɛf(ə)rəns pɔɪntˈref(ə)rəns point
A basis or standard for evaluation, assessment, or comparison; a criterion.
Example sentencesExamples
- The events of May, 1968 prove inescapable as a reference point of recent history.
- The Chemical Brothers are my reference point for electronic dance music, and once again they have raised the bar.
- But they did so in an age when British television was using theatre rather than film as its reference point.
- In particular he claimed the officer had not used a proper reference point when measuring Ferdinand's speed.
- There is no absolute standard, or even an external reference point.
- There is currently no height restriction on buildings in the city but the Minster is used as a central reference point.
- This awakening is the crucial watershed in the Buddha's life and the key reference point for Buddhism.
- The state is viewed as the major reference point in dealing with the problem.
- All but one said the church provided standards or a reference point for good behavior.
- Komensky is the moral reference point for the idea of an universal education.
- I was raised a Catholic and as a result the Christ story is the prominent reference point for my current faith.
- When getting close to the city, he lost his visual reference point, the railway line, as the tracks converged around York Station.
- I think I have a different reference point for the music I choose to sample.
- The current invariably displaces the nets but the reference point is some landmark on the shore.
- The precarious political situation between the two superpowers was almost a constant reference point in my early teenage years.
- And, as far as I see it, the older photo of her was used as a reference point, as that is how most remember the woman.
- MS Windows uses pictograms as a reference point, rather than words.
- I did this so that the bloggers listed could use that post as a reference point to check back and see how far they've come.
- This is particularly true over foreign policy, which dominated the first two debates and seemed to be the main reference point for my students.
- Using the war as a historical reference point is routine.