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heat sink

n.

1. An environment capable of absorbing heat from an object with which it is in thermal contact without a phase change or an appreciable change in temperature.

2. A protective device that absorbs and dissipates the excess heat generated by a system.

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heat sink

n

1. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a metal plate specially designed to conduct and radiate heat from an electrical component

2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) a layer of material placed within the outer skin of high-speed aircraft to absorb heat

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heat sink

1. A protective device that absorbs and dissipates the excess heat generated by a system.

2. An environment capable of absorbing heat from substances within it (and with which it is in thermal contact) without an appreciable change in its own temperature and without a change in its own phase.

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heat sink - a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. sink - (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system; "the ocean is a sink for carbon dioxide"