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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDissipation
/ˌdɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The disappearance or scattering of something by degrees; the gradual loss or waste of energy, heat, or resources.
"The design of the new processor ensures the efficient dissipation of heat during intensive computing tasks." - 2
Overindulgence in physical pleasures and a lifestyle of scattered focus and moral laxity.
"After years of wealth and dissipation, he finally dedicated his life to public service and charity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb dissipare, meaning to scatter, disperse, or squander, which is composed of dis- (apart) and supare (to throw). Entering English in the late 15th century via Old French, the term initially retained its literal sense of scattering physical matter before shifting in the 16th and 17th centuries to describe the squandering of wealth, energy, or moral restraint, as well as the scientific concept of energy loss.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dissipation" is said worldwide
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dissipation
Transliteration: di.si.pa.sjɔ̃
"La dissipation de la chaleur est essentielle pour le moteur."
Dissipation
Transliteration: dɪsipaˈt͡si̯oːn
"Die Dissipation von Energie erfolgt durch Reibung."
dissipazione
Transliteration: dis.si.paˈt͡sjo.ne
"La dissipazione della nebbia è avvenuta rapidamente con il sole."
disipación
Transliteration: di.si.paˈsjon
"El sistema permite una rápida disipación del calor."
dissipação
Transliteration: di.si.paˈsɐ̃w
"A dissipação de energia térmica é inevitable neste processo."
क्षय
Transliteration: kshaya
"ऊर्जा का क्षय भौतिकी का एक महत्वपूर्ण नियम है।"
消散
Transliteration: xiāosàn
"散热器有助于热量的快速消散。"
소산
Transliteration: sosan
"이 장치는 효율적인 열 소산을 돕습니다."
散逸
Transliteration: san'itsu
"熱の散逸を防ぐために断熱材を使用します。"
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