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source (of a signal, information, or transmission)
The origin or starting point of a signal, message, broadcast, trend, or piece of information. Used both for technical transmissions and figuratively for the origin of ideas, trends, or rumors.
電波の発信源を特定した。
We identified the source of the signal.
うわさの発信源は誰だろう。
I wonder who is the source of the rumor.
あの都市は新しいファッションの発信源として知られている。
That city is known as a source of new fashion trends.
発信源 combines 発信 (transmission/broadcasting) and 源 (source/origin).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 発信源を特定する — to identify the source
- 発信源を突き止める — to track down the source
- 情報の発信源 — source of information
- トレンドの発信源 — source of trends
RELATED WORDS:
- 発信 — transmission, broadcasting
- 震源 — epicenter (of an earthquake)
- 感染源 — source of infection