point source
noun
1
: a source of radiation (such as light) that is concentrated at a point and considered as having no spatial extension
2
: an identifiable confined source (such as a smokestack or wastewater treatment plant) from which a pollutant is discharged or emitted
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The musical magic—incredible coherency and speed—comes from the transducers being concentrically configured such that the frequencies from 250 Hz to 100 kHz (well beyond audibility) are delivered as if from a single point source.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 July 2024
But Salvato said her organization examined point sources that could have caused the increase and didn't find any answers.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
That light was also possibly from a single point source, such as a star, rather than a fuzzy galaxy, says Paulin, who is now a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
Methane spewing from major US landfills is on average 40% greater than reported, according to a new study published in Science in which scientists used aerial surveys to identify point source emissions from hundreds of waste sites.
—Aaron Clark, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 3 July 2024
But Salvato said her organization examined point sources that could have caused the increase and didn't find any answers.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2024
That light was also possibly from a single point source, such as a star, rather than a fuzzy galaxy, says Paulin, who is now a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 20 July 2023
Methane spewing from major US landfills is on average 40% greater than reported, according to a new study published in Science in which scientists used aerial surveys to identify point source emissions from hundreds of waste sites.
—Aaron Clark, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Point source.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/point%20source. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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