point source vs source

source vs point source

point source and source both are nouns.

point source is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
point source	Yes	No	No	No
source	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source is a hypernym of point source; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than point source:

point source: a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
source: the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Other hypernyms of point source include beginning, origin, root, rootage.

point source (noun)	source (noun)
a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted	a facility where something is available
	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

point source (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between point source and source

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