Usually means: Single origin emitting radiation uniformly.
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General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. point source: Merriam-Webster
  2. point source: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. point source: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. point source: Collins English Dictionary
  5. point source: Vocabulary.com
  6. point-source: Wordnik
  7. point source: Wiktionary
  8. point source: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. point source: Dictionary.com
  10. Point source (disambiguation), Point source (pollution), Point source (sound), Point source: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. point source: Rhymezone
  12. point source: FreeDictionary.org
  13. point source: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. point source: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Point source (fluid), Point source (heat), Point source (light), Point source (mathematical), Point source (mathematics), Point source (radio), Point source (sound), point source: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Point source (fluid), Point source (heat), Point source (light), Point source (mathematical), Point source (mathematics), Point source (radio), Point source (sound), point source: Medical dictionary

Science (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Point Source: Extragalactic Astronomy
  2. Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Quality (No longer online)

Tech (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. Glossary of Agricultural Terms, Programs and Laws (No longer online)
  3. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  4. National Weather Service Glossary (No longer online)
  5. Glossary of Water Resource Terms (No longer online)

(Note: See point_sources as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (point source)

noun:  (sciences) a source of pollution, radiation, waves, fluid or other substance that has one specific location (and negligible physical extent, distinguishing a point source from other source geometries). In simulations they can often be approximated using mathematical point sources.
noun:  (mathematics) the abstract concept of a singularity emitting a flux or flow. A source with infinitesimal dimensions in space.

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