lanceolate vs pointed

lanceolate

adj
  • Of a class of knapped stone points, made without a stem, shoulders, notches, or other features that aid in attachment to a shaft. 

  • Having the general shape of a lance; much longer than wide, with the widest part lower than the middle and a pointed apex. 

noun
  • Any such artefact 

pointed

adj
  • Sharp, barbed; not dull. 

  • Directed negatively at a person or topic. 

  • Having a relevance to the matter at hand: pertinent, relevant. 

  • That has a named, but otherwise arbitrary, point (called the basepoint) that remains unchanged during subsequent discussion and is kept track of during all operations. 

  • In animals, having a coat pattern with points, that is, darkening of the extremities. 

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