pinch point
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Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A point in between moving and stationary parts of a machine where an individual's body part may become caught, leading to injury
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Economics, Sciences The level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
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Mathematics, Sciences Cuspidal point, a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
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A kerb extension, a traffic calming measure consisting of an angled narrowing of the roadway
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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."2020 January 2, Graeme Pickering, “Fuelling the changes on Teesside Rails”, in Rail, pages 58–59:
- Related terms
- sticking point