point source

point source
   Any discernable, confined, or discrete conveyance from which pollutants are or may be discharged, including, but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, or vessel or other floating craft [22].

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  • point source — point′ source n. opt phs a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • Point source — For other uses, see Point source (disambiguation). A point source is a single identifiable localized source of something. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other source geometries. Sources are called point sources… …   Wikipedia

  • point source — noun a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted • Hypernyms: ↑beginning, ↑origin, ↑root, ↑rootage, ↑source * * * I. noun : a source of light or other radiation that is concentrated at a point …   Useful english dictionary

  • point source — noun a) 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… …   Wiktionary

  • point source — taškinis šaltinis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. point source vok. Punktquelle, f rus. точечный источник, m pranc. source ponctuelle, f …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

  • point source — taškinis šaltinis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. point source vok. punktförmige Quelle, f; Punktquelle, f rus. точечный источник, m pranc. source ponctuelle, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Point source pollution — A point source of pollution is a single identifiable localized source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution. A point source has negligible extent, distinguishing it from other pollution source geometries. The sources are called point… …   Wikipedia

  • Point source (disambiguation) — A point source is a localised relatively small source of something.Point source may also refer to: *Point source (pollution), a localised (small) source of pollution *Point mass, a point source of gravitational field …   Wikipedia

  • point-source lamp — taškinė lempa statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. point lamp; point light lamp; point source lamp vok. Punktlampe, f; Punktlichtlampe, f rus. точечная лампа, f pranc. lampe à source de lumière ponctuelle, f; lampe ponctuelle, f; lampe… …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • point source method — a method of intracavitary irradiation of the bladder wall utilizing a small point source of radiation at the center of a Foley catheter balloon inflated with a radiopaque solution containing methylene blue or indigo carmine …   Medical dictionary

  • point-source photometry — taškinių šaltinių fotometrija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. point source photometry vok. Punktphotometrie, f rus. фотометрия точечных источников, f pranc. photométrie de sources ponctuelles, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

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