heat sink
noun
: a substance or device that absorbs or dissipates especially unwanted heat (as from a process or an electronic device)
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Thermoelectric generators can scavenge energy effectively only when their design includes a large heat sink, typically made from aluminum, to collect the body’s heat and transfer it to the device.
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Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
As the first reaction’s power cools its surrounding electrolyte solution, a heat sink removes the accompanying warmth.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
That’s a greater power density than would be possible with a thermoelectric generator paired with a small, wearable-size heat sink, and somewhat greater than the power density of a solar cell operating in normal indoor lighting.
—Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
The safest way to do this is to use a heat sink such as a jug filled with hot water or stones warmed in the sun.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
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Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
As the first reaction’s power cools its surrounding electrolyte solution, a heat sink removes the accompanying warmth.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
That’s a greater power density than would be possible with a thermoelectric generator paired with a small, wearable-size heat sink, and somewhat greater than the power density of a solar cell operating in normal indoor lighting.
—Patrick Mercier, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2020
The safest way to do this is to use a heat sink such as a jug filled with hot water or stones warmed in the sun.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heat sink
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“Heat sink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20sink. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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