Definitions for bottleneck
ˈbɒt lˌnɛkbot·tle·neck

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. constriction, bottleneck, chokepointnoun

   a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

2. bottleneckverb

   the narrow part of a bottle near the top

3. bottleneckverb

   slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

   "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

4. bottleneckverb

   become narrow, like a bottleneck

   "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bottlenecknoun

   The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.

2. bottlenecknoun

   In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.

3. bottlenecknoun

   Any delay; part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.

4. bottleneckverb

   To slow by causing a bottleneck.

   The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning.

5. bottleneckverb

   To form a bottleneck.

   The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning.

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1. bottleneck

   A bottleneck refers to a point of congestion or blockage that slows down a process, system, or production line. It is the limiting factor that reduces output, efficiency, or capacity, causing delays or reduced productivity. This concept can be applied to various fields such as economics, engineering, operations management, and computer networks.

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Bottleneck

   A bottleneck is a phenomenon where the performance or capacity of an entire system is limited by a single or limited number of components or resources. The term bottleneck is taken from the 'assets are water' metaphor. As water is poured out of a bottle, the rate of outflow is limited by the width of the conduit of exit—that is, bottleneck. By increasing the width of the bottleneck one can increase the rate at which the water flows out of the neck at different frequencies. Such limiting components of a system are sometimes referred to as bottleneck points.

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1. • Narrow
   • Obstruct

How to pronounce bottleneck?

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How to say bottleneck in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bottleneck in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of bottleneck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of bottleneck in a Sentence

1. Chris Whitty:

   There is a global shortage and that's a bottleneck for us.

2. Yoshio Ito:

   We just don't want to be a bottleneck.

3. Migrant Minister Yannis Mouzalas:

   When there is a bottleneck, the bottle could break, and where we had a controlled movement of individuals ... a broken bottle could result in an uncontrolled, illegal influx.

4. Brendan Mosher:

   I think that the US has kind of set a bar and the rest of the world is following the model, quite closely actually, glass won't be the critical bottleneck.

5. Ghazi Hamad:

   There is no serious progress, no serious initiatives, or solution how to get out from the bottleneck.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bottleneck
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bottleneck
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bottleneck