PUNCTULATE; PUNCTULATED Punc"tu*late, Punc"tu*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. punctulum, dim. of punctum point.]
Defn: Marked with small spots. The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all over with other studs infinitely lesser. Woodward.
PUNCTUM
Punc"tum, n. Etym: [L., a point.]
Defn: A point. Punctum cæcum. Etym: [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as Blind spot, under Blind. — Punctum proximum, near point. See under Point. — Punctum remotum, far point. See under Point. — Punctum vegetationis Etym: [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new growth originates.
PUNCTURATION
Punc`tu*ra"tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of puncturing. See Acupuncture.
PUNCTURE
Punc"ture, n. Etym: [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See
Pungent.]
1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin. A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp. Rambler.
PUNCTURE
Punc"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Punctured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Puncturing.]