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cardinal point

 
Dictionary: cardinal point

n.
One of the four principal directions on a compass: north, south, east, or west.


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North, south, east, and west, so elevations facing these points are cardinal fronts.

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n.
  1. One of four points in the pelvic inlet toward which the occiput of the fetus is usually directed in cases of head presentation.
  2. Any of six reference points in the eye: the anterior focal point, posterior focal point, two principal points, and two nodal points.
 
 

 

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