Meaning

3 senses
  1. An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.

  2. A place toward which the heat moves in a system.

  3. A material capable of absorbing heat.

    радиа́торradiátor

More definitions
  • a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
material capable of absorbing heat:

Forms

plural: heat sinks

Antonyms

1 antonyms
heat source

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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