of point-the act of sharpening.-the act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.-the act or art of punctuating; punctuation.-the act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.-the rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.-the act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.