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HEAT SINK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does heat sink mean?
• HEAT SINK (noun)
The noun HEAT SINK has 1 sense:
1. a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
Familiarity information: HEAT SINK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("heat sink" is a kind of...):
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)
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