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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At the rear there is a sculpted and high-efficiency heat sink designed for optimal thermal performance.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
O’Fallon compared it to the fins on a computer’s heat sink.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
To keep the passengers and crew from boiling inside, the craft’s air conditioning system used its jet fuel as a heat sink.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
Most required aggressive cooling measures, whether that was clumsy heat sinks or little fans.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
O’Fallon compared it to the fins on a computer’s heat sink.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025
To keep the passengers and crew from boiling inside, the craft’s air conditioning system used its jet fuel as a heat sink.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
Most required aggressive cooling measures, whether that was clumsy heat sinks or little fans.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 26 May 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 30 Jul. 2025.
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