heat sink

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet singk]
- /hit sɪŋk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heet singk]
- /hit sɪŋk/

Definitions of heat sink words

noun heat sink Thermodynamics. any environment or medium that absorbs heat. 1
noun heat sink Also, heatsink. Electronics. a metallic heat exchanger designed to absorb and dissipate excess heat from one of the devices, as a transistor or resistor, in a circuit. 1
noun Technical meaning of heat sink (hardware) /heet sink/ (from "sink", electronics jargon for something which takes in current) A piece of thermally conductive metal attached to a semiconductor or other electronic device and designed to prevent it from overheating by conducting heat away from it and radiating it to the environment. Heat sinks often have fins to increase their surface area. They occasionally have fans attached. Heat sink compound can be smeared between the device and the heat sink to improve thermal conduction. 1
noun heat sink a metal plate specially designed to conduct and radiate heat from an electrical component 0
noun heat sink a layer of material placed within the outer skin of high-speed aircraft to absorb heat 0
noun heat sink a part of a system designed to be at a lower temperature than its surroundings and used to dissipate heat from that system 0

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Origin of heat sink

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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heat sink popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heat sink usage trend in Literature

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