three-point line
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three-point line — ˈ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ noun : a line on a basketball court forming an arc at a set distance (as 22 feet) from the basket beyond which a field goal counts for three points * * * /three poynt /. See under three pointer. * * * noun [singular] basketball : a… … Useful english dictionary
three-point line — noun Date: 1977 a line on a basketball court forming an arc at a set distance (as 22 feet) from the basket beyond which a field goal counts for three points … New Collegiate Dictionary
three-point line — noun An arc on the floor of a basketball court beyond which a successful shot is worth three points … Wiktionary
Three-point field goal — A three point field goal (also known as three pointer, three point shot, trey, or simply three) is a field goal in a basketball game, made from beyond the three point line, a designated semi oval arc radiating from the basket. A successful… … Wikipedia
three-point shot — noun A shot attempted from beyond the three point line … Wiktionary
Point-line-plane postulate — The point line plane postulate in geometry is a collective of three assumptions (axioms) that are the basis for Euclidean geometry in three or more dimensions (solid geometry).Unique Line AssumptionThere is exactly one line passing through two… … Wikipedia
Three point flexural test — The three point bending flexural test provides values for the modulus of elasticityin bending E B, flexural stress sigma f, flexural strainepsilon f and the flexural stress strain response of thematerial. The main advantage of a three point… … Wikipedia
shot three-point field goals — (Basketball) shot many baskets from outside the three point line … English contemporary dictionary
3-point line — 3 point line, a line drawn on a basketball court beyond which a player making a field goal scores three points … Useful english dictionary
three-point perspective — noun : linear perspective in which parallel lines along the width of an object meet at two separate points on the horizon and vertical lines on the object meet at a point on the perpendicular bisector of the horizon line … Useful english dictionary
