title: Pinch point
text: # Pinch point
  
  Pinch point may refer to:
  
  * Pinch point (economics), the level of inventories of a commodity or product below which consumers become concerned about security of supply
  * Pinch point (mathematics), a type of singular point on an algebraic surface
  * Pinch point bar, a hand tool consisting of a long, straight metal bar
  * Curb extension, a traffic calming measure consisting of an angled narrowing of the roadway
  * The point of closest approach between the hot and cold composite curves in pinch analysis
  * Pinch point hazard, a mechanical hazard produced by objects coming together.
  