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heat sinks

heat sinks is the plural of heat sink.

Meaning of heat sink

Noun

heat sink (plural heat sinks)

  1. An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
  2. A place toward which the heat moves in a system.
  3. A material capable of absorbing heat.

Questions about heat sinks

What is heat sinks the plural of?
Heat sinks is the plural of heat sink.

Words near heat sinks in the dictionary

  1. heat shock protein
  2. heat shock proteins
  3. heat shrink
  4. heat shrinks
  5. heat sink
  6. heat sinks
  7. heat spreader
  8. heat spreaders
  9. heat stable
  10. heat storm
  11. heat stroke

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