point source

/pɔɪnt sɔrs/
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Other forms: point sources

Definitions of point source
  1. noun
    a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
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    type of:
    beginning, origin, root, rootage, source
    the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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