cold spot

American

noun

Physiology.

a sensory area in the skin that responds to a decrease in temperature.

cold spot British

noun

an area where house prices are stable and properties are slow to sell

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Etymology

Origin of cold spot

First recorded in 1890–95

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cold spot

The size of this "cold spot" surprised researchers because it shows that a major impact can alter the lunar surface well beyond the crater itself.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The UCU warned the East Midlands would become a "cold spot" for studying languages following an announcement by the University of Nottingham suspending programmes from 2026-27.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026

My cold spot is my hands, and as soon as it drops into the 50s, I’m wearing gloves.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2020

So if the cold spot is not caused by a supervoid, it must be that there was a genuinely large cold region that the CMB light came from.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2017

The cold spot returned and grew, an ice ball resting in his stomach.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte

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