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Hot Spot

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Noun

1. hot spot, hotspot

a place of political unrest and potential violence

Example Sentences:
'the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots'

2. hot spot, hotspot

a point of relatively intense heat or radiation

3. hot spot, hotspot

a lively entertainment spot

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hot Spot

see synonyms of hot spot
noun
1. 
an area of potential violence or political unrest
2. 
a lively nightclub or other place of entertainment
3. 
an area of great activity of a specific type
the world's economic hot spots
4. 
a. 
any local area of high temperature in a part of an engine, etc
b. 
part of the inlet manifold of a paraffin engine that is heated by exhaust gases to vaporize the fuel
5. computing
a place where wireless internet, esp broadband, services are provided to users of portable computers through a wireless local area network, such as in an airport, railway station, or library
6. medicine
a. 
a small area on the surface of or within a body with an exceptionally high concentration of radioactivity or of some chemical or mineral considered harmful
b. 
a similar area that generates an abnormal amount of heat, as revealed by thermography
7. genetics
a part of a chromosome that has a tendency for mutation or recombination

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hot Spot

see synonyms of hot spot
1.  Informal
an area of actual or potential trouble or violence
2.  Informal
a. 
a lively, popular place for entertainment or socializing
b. 
any place regarded as a center for a specified activity or interest
3. 
an area of especially intense heat or radiation
4.  Computing
a building, business, or locality where wireless access to the Internet is provided or is available
see also Wi-Fi

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hot Spot

see synonyms of hot spot
n.
1. An area in which there is dangerous unrest or hostile action: "opportunities ... for United Nations forces to play a constructive role in some of the world's hot spots" (Paul Lewis).
2. Informal A lively and popular place, such as a nightclub.
3. An area of intense heat, radiation, or activity.
4. A location where Wi-Fi is publicly available.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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