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power dissipation

power dissipation noun: the process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.

Noun

power dissipation (uncountable)

  1. The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.
    • Central processing unit power dissipation is a central concern in computer architecture.

Origin of power dissipation

power (“electric power”) + dissipation (“loss of energy (usually as heat) from a dynamic system”)

Questions about power dissipation

What does power dissipation mean?
Power dissipation means the process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.
What part of speech is power dissipation?
Power dissipation is a noun.

Words near power dissipation in the dictionary

  1. power cuts
  2. power cycle
  3. power cycled
  4. power cycles
  5. power cycling
  6. power dissipation
  7. power distance
  8. power distances
  9. power dive
  10. power dived
  11. power dives

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