PUNCTION
Punc"tion, n. Etym: [L. punctio, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick: cf.
F. ponction. Cf. Puncheon.]
Defn: A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.
PUNCTIST
Punc"tist, n.
Defn: A punctator. E. Henderson.
PUNCTO
Punc"to, n. Etym: [See Punto.]
1. A nice point of form or ceremony. Bacon.
2. A term applied to the point in fencing. Farrow.
PUNCTUAL Punc"tu*al, a. Etym: [F. ponctuel (cf. Sp.puntual, It. puntuale), from L. punctum point. See Point.]
1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended. [R.] "This punctual spot." Milton. The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. Krauth.
2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise. Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. Bp. Burnet. So much on punctual niceties they stand. C. Pitt.