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plural punctums or puncta
(anatomy) A sharp tip of any part of the anatomy; a point or other small area. quotations examples
Thus, from what has been stated, we see that neither the white puncta nor the minute white branchwork of lines were ever tubular.
1861, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology
(music) A neume representing a single tone. examples
(photography) A detail in a photograph that captures the viewer's attention and evokes an emotional response or personal connection beyond the intended subject. quotations examples
[…] the punctum is something that is seen by the viewer, without it being shown to them by the photographer. As such, it functions, according to Fried, as an “ontological guarantee” (553) of a given photograph’s nontheatricality.
2007, Photography theory, page 87