单词 | point source |
释义 | point sourcenoun 1 Physics A source of energy, such as light or sound, which can be regarded as having negligible dimensions.That is why we often speak of the planetary ‘disk’ in astronomy: even under slight magnification the human eye interprets a planet as a 2 dimensional source of light and not a point source....
2A localized and stationary source of pollution. Compare with non-point source.However, in a British study in which the authors compared a population living around a point source of air pollution with a control population, no increase in the prevalence of low birth-weight was evident in the polluted area....
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