punctum

ˈpʌŋktəm

puncta

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Definition of punctum - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

art theory

TECH.

detail in a photo that evokes emotion

TECH.

The punctum in the portrait was the child's smile.

detail

feature

critical theory

TECH.

emotional point in a narrative or image

TECH.

The punctum of the story left the audience in tears..

focal point

camera framing

TECH.

point of focus in a photograph

TECH.

The punctum of the image captured the viewer's attention..

focal point

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Origin of punctum

Latin, punctum (point)

Examples of punctum in a sentence

Her photograph's punctum was the vibrant sunset.
The photograph's punctum was the child's tearful eye.
In the film, the punctum was the protagonist's final speech.
The punctum in the portrait was the subject's intense eyes.
In the landscape photo, the mountain served as the punctum.

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French:punctum, point émotionnel, ...
German:Punctum, Gefühlspunkt, ...
Italian:punctum, punto emotivo, ...
Spanish:punctum, punto emocional, ...
Portuguese:punctum, ponto de impacto, ...
Chinese:刺点, 情感点, ...
Japanese:プンクトゥム, 感情的なポイント, ...
Arabic:عُنْصُر مُؤَثِّر, نقْطَة مُؤَثِّرَة, ...
Hebrew:פּוּנְקְטוּם, נְקֻדַּת הָרֶגֶשׁ, ...
Russian:пунктум, эмоциональная точка, ...
Ukrainian:пунктум, емоційна точка, ...
Hindi:बिंदु, भावनात्मक बिंदु, ...
Bengali:পাংকটাম, আবেগের বিন্দু, ...
Catalan:punctum, punt d'emoció, ...
Czech:punctum, punktum, ...
Danish:detalje, følelsesmæssigt punkt, ...
Dutch:punctum, emotioneel punt, ...
Greek:πόνκτουμ, συναισθηματικό σημείο, ...
Hungarian:punctum, érzelmi csúcspont, ...
Khmer:ព័ត៌មានលម្អិតក្នុងរូបថតដែលបង្កអារម្មណ៍, ចំណុចក្នុងរឿងរ៉ាវ ឬរូបភាពដែលប៉ះពាល់អារម្មណ៍យ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:감정적 포인트, 감정적 지점, ...
Persian:جزئیات احساسی, نقطه عاطفی, ...
Polish:szczegół emocjonalny, punkt emocjonalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):punctum, ponto de impacto, ...
Romanian:punctum, punct emoțional, ...
Swedish:punktum, emotionell punkt, ...
Thai:จุดเด่น, จุดอารมณ์, ...
Turkish:duygusal detay, duygusal nokta, ...
Vietnamese:chi tiết gợi cảm xúc, điểm cảm xúc, ...

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