heat_sink has definitions from the fields of physics,electricity
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[ noun ] (physics,electricity) a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat

Used in print

(Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)

In_other_words , if an ideal_gas is compressed and kept at constant temperature , the work done in compressing it is completely converted into heat and transferred to the surrounding heat_sink .

Related terms

sink conductor

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