heat sink

See also: heatsink

English

Alternative forms

heatsink

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.

Antonyms

heat source

Translations

Translations

Dutch: koellichaam
Finnish: lämpönielu
French: dissipateur thermique (fr)
Greek: ψύκτρα (el) f (psýktra)
Italian: dissipatore (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: kjøleribbe m or f

Nynorsk: kjøleribbe f

Portuguese: dissipador (pt) m, dissipador de calor m
Russian: радиа́тор (ru) m (radiátor)
Tagalog: tapunang-init

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