heat sink
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4.5
- noun
- /hiːt sɪŋk/
- Specialized
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disipador de calor
- An aerospace supplier was asked recently to design a heat sink that works both vertically and horizontally.
- heat sink cools
- thermal heat sink
- design a heat sink
The magnesium frame was part structural, part heat sink because of its thermal thermal properties.
- The magnesium frame was part structural, part heat sink because of its thermal thermal properties.
- But these are very different size laptops and the old one when it was torn apart it didn't have a heat sink.
- But as the heat sink is getting warmer, the cold surface is going up too, which means we have to blow air with a fan on the heat sink to keep it cold.
Examples
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Without the simulation and analysis software, engineers may need to make three design iterations to find the right heat sink, Dixon said.
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The heat sink helped keep the computer's CPU cool, allowing it to run at optimal performance levels.
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No, but we have to take the heat sink off, right?
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And then the heat sink will go on top of that.
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So let's take off the heat sink and fan and try it again.
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So yeah, if you get one of these, add your own heat sinks immediately.
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In order to consider all options, engineers at the company sought a quick way to evaluate heat sink design.
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I can see dust on this heat sink, so it isn't brand new.
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This is the heat sink and the two LEDs that form that that backlight that we were talking about.
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As is the case with most lighting, LED luminaires are typically air-cooled, which calls for an efficient heat sink that works in any environment.
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Synonyms
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3.0
A metal part of a car that cools the engine by sending hot liquid through thin tubes to the air
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7.9
A place or system that absorbs and stores substances like carbon
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4.1
A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is largely compositional — ‘heat’ + ‘sink’ denotes something that absorbs or removes heat — so the core idea is derivable from the parts. However, the noun sense of 'sink' as a reservoir/absorber (rather than a kitchen sink) is somewhat technical and may be unknown to an average B1 learner, making full understanding less certain without brief explanation.
Etymology
Heat sink uses a simple picture: the metal part acts like a sink that takes in heat, as if heat were water flowing down into a bowl. That's why a heat sink is 'a part that takes heat away so electronics stay cool'.