full point

/fʊl pɔɪnt/

Other forms: full points

A full point is the punctuation mark that looks like a dot. Unless you're asking a question or expressing enthusiasm, you'll almost always end a sentence with a full point.

In the U.S., a more common name for a full point is a period, or sometimes a full stop. You can use this punctuation to mark the end of a sentence, an abbreviation like etc., or an initialism like U.S. or U.K. Aside from emphatic statements that require an exclamation point, or inquiries that call for a question mark, any writing you do will inevitably be full of full points.

Definitions of full point

1. noun

   a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
   synonyms: full stop, period, point, stop

   types:

   suspension point

   (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete

   type of:

   punctuation, punctuation mark

   the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases