POINT SOURCE


Meaning of POINT SOURCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1903

1. : a source of radiation (as light) that is concentrated at a point and considered as having no spatial extension

2. : an identifiable confined source (as a smokestack or wastewater treatment plant) from which a pollutant is discharged or emitted

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.