dissipation

dis·si·pa·tion (dis′ə pā′s̸hən)

noun

a scattering or being scattered; dispersion
a wasting or squandering
an idle or frivolous amusement or diversion
indulgence in pleasure to the point of harming oneself; intemperance; dissoluteness

Etymology: ME dissipacioun < L dissipatio: see dissipate

Preposition: of

heat: Passive Cooling Passive cooling is the dissipation of excess heat by natural means.
asset: The risk of dissipation of assets must be balanced against alerting the criminal to the existence of the investigation.
energy: Under dull red heat in forging, we see a distinct red cross caused by dissipation of mechanical energy on slip planes.
pressure: In drained tests adequate time is allowed for the dissipation of pore pressures, so tests are much longer than most undrained tests.

Converse of object

prevent: The convention preserves the status of their eldest son by preventing the dissipation of status originating in the wife's line.
ensure: Multiple air conditioning units to ensure proper heat dissipation.
reduce: This creates higher friction and heat build-up and at the same time reduces heat dissipation.
improve: Both of these new features are designed to improve thermal dissipation.
allow: In addition, the Heatpipe Technology allows better heat dissipation that is delivered by the larger heat sink surface.

Adjective modifier

viscous: The practically important effects of viscous dissipation have been taken into account.
efficient: To ensure better and more efficient dissipation of heat the outlet valves are filled with sodium.
maximum: This addition has a massive aluminum fin count of up to 140 fins, which provides maximum heat dissipation.
excellent: The SLK-948U perform very well, its the good CPU heatsink for an excellent heat dissipation.
low: The lower the voltage, the lower power dissipation.
effective: Quite clearly the cooling unit is lacking the capacity to absorb enough heat to allow for effective heat dissipation.

Modifies a noun

factor: If we use typical values for dissipation factor, the values of ESR for different dielectrics can be seen in the following table.
rate: Earlier models for the scalar dissipation rate includes only a turbulence time scale.

Noun used with modifier

heat: The cylinder was made in alloy for good heat dissipation.
energy: We present a model which predicts energy dissipation by a series of events of varying size.
power: Clock speed might be reduced to keep power dissipation low.

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