hot spot

hot spot also hot·spot (htspt)

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.

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hot spot

Noun

1. a place where there is a lot of exciting activity or entertainment: Birmingham's fashionable hot spots

2. an area where there is fighting or political unrest: a political hot spot in the Caucasus

3. a small area of abnormally high temperature or radioactivity

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hot spot

A volcanic area that forms as a tectonic plate moves over a point heated from deep within the Earth's mantle. The source of the heat is thought to be the decay of radioactive elements. The Hawaiian Islands formed as a series of hot spots. See more at tectonic boundary.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hot spot - a place of political unrest and potential violence; "the United States cannot police all of the world's hot spots" hotspot geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
	2.	hot spot - a point of relatively intense heat or radiation hotspot point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"
	3.	hot spot - a lively entertainment spot hotspot spot - a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"

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Region in a contaminated area in which the level of radioactive contamination is considerably greater than in neighboring regions in the area.

Translations

hot spot n (= trouble spot) → punto caliente (= night club etc); lugar m popular

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hot spot n → point chaud

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hot spot hot n (fig) → Krisenherd m

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hot spot n (fig) → zona calda