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POINT SOURCE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("point source" is a kind of...):
beginning; origin; root; rootage; source (the place where something begins, where it springs into being)