noun🔗ShareAn object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it."The heatsink on the back of my computer helps to keep the processor cool by drawing away and spreading out the heat. "technologyelectronicsphysicsdevicemachinesystemenergytechnicalmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA place toward which the heat moves in a system."The computer's heatsink keeps the processor from overheating by drawing heat away from it. "technologyphysicselectronicssystemdevicemachineenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA material capable of absorbing heat."The computer's heatsink keeps the processor from overheating by absorbing the heat it generates. "materialphysicsenergytechnologyelectronicsdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fit with a heat sink.""To keep the processor from overheating, the technician had to heatsink it properly." "technologyelectronicstechnicalmachineenergyphysicsdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
