"heat sink" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: heat sinks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heat sink (plural heat sinks)
  1. (thermodynamics) An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics
    Sense id: en-heat_sink-en-noun-UcuRf8ud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 37 15 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
  2. (thermodynamics) A place toward which the heat moves in a system. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics
    Sense id: en-heat_sink-en-noun-wkAzhbHi Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics
  3. (thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat. Categories (topical): Thermodynamics Synonyms: heatsink Related terms: heat dump, heat pump Translations (material capable of absorbing heat): dissipador tèrmic (Catalan), 散热片 (Chinese Mandarin), koellichaam (Dutch), lämpönielu (Finnish), jäähdytyselementti (Finnish), jäähdytyssiili (english: heat sink with fins) (Finnish), jäähdytysripa (Finnish), jäähdytyslevy (Finnish), dissipateur thermique (French), ψύκτρα (psýktra) [feminine] (Greek), dissipatore [masculine] (Italian), ヒートシンク (hīto shinku) (Japanese), kjøleribbe [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kjøleribbe [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dissipador [masculine] (Portuguese), dissipador de calor [masculine] (Portuguese), радиа́тор (radiátor) [masculine] (Russian), disipador (Spanish), disipador de calor [masculine] (Spanish), värmesänka (Swedish), tapunang-init (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-heat_sink-en-noun-d9~7DOmK Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, thermodynamics Disambiguation of 'material capable of absorbing heat': 3 4 93

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