Definitions for source
sɔrs, soʊrssource

Princeton's WordNet(4.11 / 28 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beginning, origin, root, rootage, sourcenoun

   the place where something begins, where it springs into being

   "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

2. sourcenoun

   a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

   "the reporter had two sources for the story"

3. source, seed, germnoun

   anything that provides inspiration for later work

4. sourcenoun

   a facility where something is available

5. informant, sourcenoun

   a person who supplies information

6. generator, source, authornoun

   someone who originates or causes or initiates something

   "he was the generator of several complaints"

7. sourcenoun

   (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

   "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide"

8. reservoir, sourcenoun

   anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

   "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival"

9. reference, sourceverb

   a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

   "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

10. sourceverb

    get (a product) from another country or business

    "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

11. sourceverb

    specify the origin of

    "The writer carefully sourced her report"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. sourcenoun

   The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

2. sourcenoun

   Spring; fountainhead; wellhead; any collection of water on or under the surface of the ground in which a stream originates.

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

3. sourcenoun

   A reporter's informant.

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

4. sourcenoun

   Source code.

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

5. sourcenoun

   The name of one terminal of a field effect transistor (FET).

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

6. sourceverb

   To obtain or procure:

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

7. sourceverb

   To find information about (a quotation)'s source : to find a citation for.

   Etymology: From sours, from sorse, from sors, past participle of sordre, sourdre, from surgere; see surge. Compare sourd

Webster Dictionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sourcenoun

   the act of rising; a rise; an ascent

2. Sourcenoun

   the rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of water or the like; a spring; a fountain

3. Sourcenoun

   that from which anything comes forth, regarded as its cause or origin; the person from whom anything originates; first cause

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Source

   Zdroj is a 2005 Czech documentary directed by Martin Mareček and written by Martin Mareček and Martin Skalský. The film explores the civil rights abuses by the Ilham Aliyev regime of Azerbaijan during the construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, such as eminent domain violations in appropriating land for the pipeline's route, and criticism of the government leading to arrest.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Source

   sōrs, n. that from which anything rises or originates: origin: the spring from which a stream flows. [O. Fr. sorse (Fr. source), from sourdre (It. sorgere)—L. surgĕre, to raise up, to rise.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. source

   [very common] In reference to software, source is invariably shorthand for ‘source code’, the preferred human-readable and human-modifiable form of the program. This is as opposed to object code, the derived binary executable form of a program. This shorthand readily takes derivative forms; one may speak of “the sources of a system” or of “having source”.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. source

   1. A person, thing, or activity from which information is obtained. 2. In clandestine activities, a person (agent), normally a foreign national, in the employ of an intelligence activity for intelligence purposes. 3. In interrogation activities, any person who furnishes information, either with or without the knowledge that the information is being used for intelligence purposes. In this context, a controlled source is in the employment or under the control of the intelligence activity and knows that the information is to be used for intelligence purposes. An uncontrolled source is a voluntary contributor of information and may or may not know that the information is to be used for intelligence purposes. See also agent; collection agency.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. source

   The spring or origin of a stream or river, or at least one of the tributaries of supply.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. source

   The known origin.

   The source of the water was found in the mountains and a joyous sight to the eyes of the community.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

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1. source

   Song lyrics by source -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by source on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Communicator
   • Document
   • Engineering
   • Facility
   • Inspiration
   • Maker
   • Natural Process
   • Obtain
   • Point
   • Thing

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'source' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1080

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'source' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2986

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'source' in Nouns Frequency: #252

Anagrams for source »

1. cerous, 'course, course

2. Course

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of source in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of source in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of source in a Sentence

1. David Heymann:

   They urinate and defecate on the rice, which makes the uncooked rice a source of human infection.

2. Dindo Manhit:

   In The Philippines the second source of information -- after television, more than any broadsheet newspaper, more than radio -- is Facebook and YouTube.

3. Rosie Powers:

   She was a light, a source of laughter and smiles, and a source of wisdom that's really one of a kind.

4. Noah Webster:

   Another source of power in government is a military force. But this, to be efficient, must be superior to any force that exists among the people, or which they can command; for otherwise this force would be annihilated, on the first exercise of acts of oppression. Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom in Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any band of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States. A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.

5. Eshaq Jahangiri:

   America seeks to reduce Iran's oil sales, our vital source of income, to zero, it would be a mistake to think the U.S. economic war against Iran will have no impact.

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