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power dissipation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
pow-er dis-si-pa-tion
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

power (“electric power”) + dissipation (“loss of energy (usually as heat) from a dynamic system”)

Usage

Questions

What does power dissipation mean?
The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.
Where does power dissipation come from?
power (“electric power”) + dissipation (“loss of energy (usually as heat) from a dynamic system”)

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