English Dictionary

hot spot

/ˈhɒtˌspɒt/

noun

(firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.

The firefighters quickly extinguished the hot spot in the building.

意味（1）

(firefighting, forestry) A part of a forest fire which is burning actively.

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(geology, planetology) The surface manifestation of a plume of molten material that rises from deep in a celestial body's mantle.

While researchers can see the path that Yellowstone burned as the hot spot migrated from Oregon across Idaho and into Wyoming, discerning one eruption from another has been a chore as most volcanic deposits are scattered across vast landscapes in a chaotic jumble.

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(nuclear physics) An area of high radioactive contamination.

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(optics) Synonym of heiligenschein (“an optical phenomenon which creates a bright spot around the shadow of the viewer's head, when the surface on which the shadow falls has special optical characteristics”)

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An infected lesion in dogs or other furry mammals caused by excessive itching

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A dangerous place of violent political unrest.

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A lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub.

It has been reported that an entertainment took place not long ago in a certain hot spot in New York City, and it has been charged that members of the Federal Communications Commission were present; that they got into a drunken brawl; and in the brawl some woman was hurt, her arm twisted.

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(computing)

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(ecology) Short for biodiversity hotspot (“a place with a significant level of biodiversity, particularly if the flora and fauna are threatened with loss of their habitat”).

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(genetics) The region of a gene in which there is a higher than normal rate of mutation.