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HOTSPOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lively entertainment spot
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hotspot" is a kind of...):
spot (a business establishment for entertainment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A point of relatively intense heat or radiation
Synonyms:
hot spot; hotspot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("hotspot" is a kind of...):
point (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A place of political unrest and potential violence
Example:
the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots
Synonyms:
flashpoint; hot spot; hotspot; trouble spot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("hotspot" is a kind of...):
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Context examples:
Rare species tend to cluster in a handful of hotspots, such as the Northern Andes in South America, Costa Rica, South Africa, Madagascar and Southeast Asia.
(Nearly 40% of plant species are very rare, and vulnerable to climate change, National Science Foundation)
