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thermal grease

thermal grease noun: a viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.

Noun

thermal grease (countable and uncountable, plural thermal greases)

  1. A viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.

Synonyms of thermal grease

Forms of thermal grease

pluralthermal greases

Questions about thermal grease

What does thermal grease mean?
Thermal grease means a viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.
What part of speech is thermal grease?
Thermal grease is a noun.
What is the plural of thermal grease?
The plural of thermal grease is thermal greases.

Words near thermal grease in the dictionary

  1. thermal dissipation power
  2. thermal energies
  3. thermal energy
  4. thermal gel
  5. thermal gels
  6. thermal grease
  7. thermal greases
  8. thermal horsepower
  9. thermal horsepowers
  10. thermal imaging
  11. thermal lance

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