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# hotspot

noun (a hotspot, hotspots)

«hotspot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A hotspot is a place where there is a lot of a certain activity, such as a tourist hotspot or a crime hotspot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#m1)
2. A Wi-Fi hotspot is a place or device that lets you connect to the internet without wires. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#m2)
3. (science) A hotspot is a place where hot rock rises from deep in the Earth, making volcanoes, as under Hawaii or Iceland. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#m3)
4. A biodiversity hotspot is an area with very many different kinds of plants and animals that are in danger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons, hotspots make volcano chains like the Hawaiian islands. In science, rainforests and coral reefs are biodiversity hotspots. In everyday life, phones can be used as a mobile hotspot; in online safety, be careful on public Wi-Fi hotspots and do not share private details. In news, a hotspot can be where an illness spreads fast.

### Examples

- The Hawaiian islands formed over a volcanic hotspot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#x1)
- The café has a free Wi-Fi hotspot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#x2)
- Mum turned her phone into a hotspot for my tablet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#x3)
- The beach is a tourist hotspot in summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#x4)
- Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#x5)
- Be careful what you share on public hotspots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Usually one word, sometimes hot spot. A hotspot is not always hot in temperature; it means a busy or important spot.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hotspot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hotspot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hotspot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hotspot.html) on Mova free.