source (noun)
61radio source — noun an object that radiates radio waves (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑radiator * * * noun : a region of the sky exclusive of the sun and members of the solar system from which microwave energy is received * * * Astron. a cosmic object or phenomenon,… …
62point source — noun Date: 1903 1. a source of radiation (as light) that is concentrated at a point and considered as having no spatial extension 2. an identifiable confined source (as a smokestack or wastewater treatment plant) from which a pollutant is… …
63power source — noun A source of power such as a generator or mains outlet. He would have liked to use the electric drill but there was no convenient power source …
64light source — noun any device serving as a source of illumination he stopped the car and turned off the lights • Syn: ↑light • Derivationally related forms: ↑light (for: ↑light) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
65ultraviolet source — noun any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation • Syn: ↑ultraviolet lamp • Hypernyms: ↑source of illumination • Hyponyms: ↑mercury vapor lamp …
66energy source — noun A source from which useful energy can be extracted or recovered either directly or by means of a conversion or transformation process (e.g. solid fuels, liquid fuels, solar energy, biomass, etc.) …
67open source religion — noun a decentralized religion that is continuously undergoing open source revision by its followers …
68primary source — noun A historical document that was created at or near the time of the events studied, by a known person, for a known purpose See Also: secondary source …
69light source — noun A source of illumination …
70secondary source — noun Any document that draws on one or more primary sources and interprets or analyses them; also sources such as newspapers whose accuracy is open to question. See Also: primary source …
