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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the wasting of a once promising life in dissipation and drunkenness
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2
as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dissipation of the clouds by the early morning winds
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These chambers are used on most smartphones today for better heat dissipation, allowing for smoother sustained performance when playing games.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024
The monitor utilizes a custom heatsink and top vents, similar to those of the MSI and Alienware, that prioritize heat dissipation and prevent OLED burn-in.
—PCMAG, 15 July 2024
Scientists say El Niño contributed to the record planetary heat in recent months, and had hoped its dissipation would deliver a bit of cooling.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
The site ranked the flight paths based on their average eddy dissipation rates (EDR), a measure of how quickly air disturbances work themselves out of the atmosphere.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 July 2024
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 10 July 2024
The monitor utilizes a custom heatsink and top vents, similar to those of the MSI and Alienware, that prioritize heat dissipation and prevent OLED burn-in.
—PCMAG, 15 July 2024
Scientists say El Niño contributed to the record planetary heat in recent months, and had hoped its dissipation would deliver a bit of cooling.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
The site ranked the flight paths based on their average eddy dissipation rates (EDR), a measure of how quickly air disturbances work themselves out of the atmosphere.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 3 July 2024
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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