pinch point (English, noun)
expansion: pinch point (plural pinch points)
Senses:
topics: engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: Cuspidal point, a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
glosses: A kerb extension, a traffic calming measure consisting of an angled narrowing of the roadway
glosses: A bottleneck, part of a process that is too slow and causes a delay.
Forms:
form: pinch points
tags: plural