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  1. heat sinks: Merriam-Webster
  2. heat sinks: Collins English Dictionary
  3. heat sinks: Vocabulary.com
  4. heat sinks: Wiktionary
  5. heat sinks: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. heat sinks: Encyclopedia

(Note: See heat_sink as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (heat sink)

noun:  (thermodynamics) An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
noun:  (thermodynamics) A place toward which the heat moves in a system.
noun:  (thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat.
▸ Also see heat_sink


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