noun Download 🔗Share An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it. Examples : "The heatsink on the back of my computer helps to keep the processor cool by drawing away and spreading out the heat. " technology electronics physics device machine system energy technical material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place toward which the heat moves in a system. Examples : "The computer's heatsink keeps the processor from overheating by drawing heat away from it. " technology physics electronics system device machine energy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A material capable of absorbing heat. Examples : "The computer's heatsink keeps the processor from overheating by absorbing the heat it generates. " material physics energy technology electronics device machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fit with a heat sink. Examples : ""To keep the processor from overheating, the technician had to heatsink it properly." " technology electronics technical machine energy physics device Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading