heat sink
noun
: a substance or device that absorbs or dissipates especially unwanted heat (as from a process or an electronic device)
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The safest way to do this is to use a heat sink such as a jug filled with hot water or stones warmed in the sun.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Christopher McFadden 2 months ago 0 From using space as a heat sink to phase-changing inks, researchers are discovering advanced techniques to cool buildings at no cost.
—Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2024
Instead, the capacitor itself moves between the heat source and heat sink.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 May 2024
That property may lead to better heat sinks for microelectronics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2012
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Christopher McFadden 2 months ago 0 From using space as a heat sink to phase-changing inks, researchers are discovering advanced techniques to cool buildings at no cost.
—Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2024
Instead, the capacitor itself moves between the heat source and heat sink.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 May 2024
That property may lead to better heat sinks for microelectronics.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 May 2012
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“Heat sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20sink. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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