pinch point

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury
  2. The level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
  3. Cuspidal point, a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
  4. A kerb extension, a traffic calming measure consisting of an angled narrowing of the roadway
  5. A bottleneck, part of a process that is too slow and causes a delay.
    — Houchen observes that Hartlepool, used by around 640,000 passengers a year, is another pinch point where changes to the station are required. Despite being on the double-track Durham Coast Line linking Teesside, Sunderland and Newcastle, it has only one through platform: "Now there are some interim solutions, but the long-term solution is a new station at Hartlepool."

词形变化

pinch points plural
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