[Y]our microwave may have an area in which more energy is concentrated. To test for a hot spot, place sliced white bread across the bottom of your microwave, so that the slices are touching, forming a solid layer.
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Hot spot
/ˈhɒtˌspɒt/
Synonyms for "hot spot" (3 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
trouble spot
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Translations
13 translations across 6 languages.
Erzya
1 entries- пизэке noun (place notable for a high level of activity or danger)
Finnish
1 entries- pesäke noun (place notable for a high level of activity or danger)
Indonesian
2 entries- titik panas noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
- titik panas noun (place notable for a high level of activity or danger)
Italian
2 entries- punto caldo noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
- punto caldo noun (place notable for a high level of activity or danger)
Malay
2 entries- tompok panas noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
- tompok panas noun (place notable for a high level of activity or danger)
Spanish
4 entries- locus caliente noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
- punto caliente noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
- rodal caliente noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
- zona caliente noun (location which has a higher temperature or amount of radiation than surrounding areas)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
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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Great guns! messmates, but if Flint was living, this would be a hot spot for you and me. Six they were, and six are we; and bones is what they are now.
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For instance, Toronto's Bloor Street Viaduct was, alas, a suicide hotspot – in fact, it was second only to the Golden Gate Bridge in terms of the number of bridge-related suicides.
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