heat sink
Noun
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Noun
heat sink (plural heat sinks)
- (thermodynamics) An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
- (thermodynamics) A place toward which the heat moves in a system.
- (thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat.
- heat source
- French: dissipateur thermique
- Italian: dissipatore
- Portuguese: dissipador, dissipador de calor
- Russian: радиа́тор
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