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Definition of Hot spot

1. Noun. A place of political unrest and potential violence. "The United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots"

2. Noun. A point of relatively intense heat or radiation.

3. Noun. A lively entertainment spot.

Definition of Hot spot

1. Noun. (geology) the surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep in the Earth’s mantle ¹

2. Noun. a dangerous place of violent political unrest ¹

3. Noun. a lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub ¹

4. Noun. an area of radioactive contamination ¹

5. Noun. (genetics) the region of a gene in which there is higher than normal rate of mutation ¹

6. Noun. (networking) a location in which WiFi Internet access is available ¹

7. Noun. (computing) a part of an application that consumes a significant amount of execution time ¹

8. Noun. (computing graphical user interface) Part of a control that responds dynamically as the user moves the pointer over it, as for example in an image map. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hot spot

1. A particular area of DNA which is especially prone to spontaneous mutations or recombinations. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hot Spot

hot saws hot seal hot seals hot seat hot seats hot set hot sheet hot sheets hot shift hot shifts

hot shoe hot short hot spell hot spleen hot spot (current term) hot spots hot spring hot springs hot squat hot squats

hot stamp hot stock hot stove hot stove league hot stoves hot stuff hot stuffed tomato hot swap hot tamale

Literary usage of Hot spot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1913)
"such a cable, it will be this hot spot which will go to destruction, ... The second experiment was made to determine whether a hot spot could be developed ..."

2. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Developer's Workshopby John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb by John Clark Craig, Jeff Webb (1998)
"The Africa hot spot activated with a click. The Image control outlines are ... Because these hot spot Image controls are drawn on top of a larger image, ..."

3. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1913)
"If by thermometer we have 40, and by resistance 55, we may conclude that the hot spot is 70 deg.; if by the thermometer we have 40 and by resistance 60, ..."

4. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1920)
"This hot spot was designed to flash the liquid fuel into a gas while heating the air as little as possible. The curves show that by using the hot spot the ..."

5. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Eventually, this may develop a hot spot, showing on the shell. By the generous use of water sprayed against the hot spot the furnace can sometimes be kept ..."

6. The Making, Shaping and Treating of Steel by James McIntyre Camp, Charles Blaine Francis (1920)
"Eventually, this may develop a hot spot, showing on the shell. By the generous use of water sprayed against the hot spot the furnace can sometimes be kept ..."

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