Not localized at a single point, not limited to or originating at a specific location; specifically designating aquatic pollution that does not originate from a single point source.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Annals of Mathematics. From non- + point.
Definition of non-point in US English:
non-point
adjectivenɒnˈpɔɪnt
Not localized at a single point, not limited to or originating at a specific location; specifically designating aquatic pollution that does not originate from a single point source.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Annals of Mathematics. From non- + point.