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" The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation."
Frances Burney

Meaning of "dissipation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DISSIPATION

ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSIPATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dissipation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISSIPATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dissipation

Dissipation is the result of an irreversible process that takes place in inhomogeneous thermodynamic systems. A dissipative process is a process in which energy is transformed from some initial form to some final form; the capacity of the final form to do mechanical work is less than that of the initial form. For example, heat transfer is dissipative because it is a transfer of internal energy from a hotter body to a colder one. Following the second law of thermodynamics, the entropy varies with temperature, but never decreases in an isolated system. These processes produce entropy at a certain rate. The entropy production rate times ambient temperature gives the dissipated power. Important examples of irreversible processes are: heat flow through a thermal resistance, fluid flow through a flow resistance, diffusion, chemical reactions, and electrical current flow through an electrical resistance.

Definition of dissipation in the English dictionary

The first definition of dissipation in the dictionary is the act of dissipating or condition of being dissipated. Other definition of dissipation is unrestrained indulgence in physical pleasures, esp alcohol. Dissipation is also excessive expenditure; wastefulness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISSIPATION

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISSIPATION

dissimilarity · dissimilarly · dissimilate · dissimilation · dissimilative · dissimilatory · dissimile · dissimilitude · dissimulate · dissimulation · dissimulative · dissimulator · dissipable · dissipate · dissipated · dissipatedly · dissipatedness · dissipater · dissipative · dissipator

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISSIPATION

accreditation · action · administration · animation · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · confirmation · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of dissipation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISSIPATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «dissipation» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «dissipation» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DISSIPATION

Find out the translation of dissipation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of dissipation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dissipation» in English.
zh

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散热
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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disipación
570 millions of speakers
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English

dissipation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

लंपटता
380 millions of speakers
ar

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تبديد
280 millions of speakers
ru

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рассеиваемая
278 millions of speakers
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dissipação
270 millions of speakers
bn

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অপচয়
260 millions of speakers
fr

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dissipation
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Pelesapan
190 millions of speakers
de

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Verschwendung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

散逸
130 millions of speakers
ko

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손실
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Dissipation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tản
80 millions of speakers
ta

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இழப்பு
75 millions of speakers
mr

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विघटन
75 millions of speakers
tr

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yayma
70 millions of speakers
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dissipazione
65 millions of speakers
pl

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rozproszenie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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рассеиваемая
40 millions of speakers
ro

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disipare
30 millions of speakers
el

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απαγωγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

losbandigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

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avledning
10 millions of speakers
no

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ødsling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dissipation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSIPATION»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dissipation

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6 QUOTES WITH «DISSIPATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dissipation.
1
Frances Burney
The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
2
Margaret Deland
Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.
3
Charles Evans Hughes
I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.
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Charles Evans Hughes
Men do not die from overwork. They die from dissipation and worry.
5
John Marshall
Paris presents one incessant round of amusement & dissipation but very little, I believe - even for its inhabitants of that society - which interests the heart. Every day, you may see something new, magnificent & beautiful; every night, you may see a spectacle which astonishes & enchants the imagination.
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Katherine Anne Porter
They had both noticed that a life of dissipation sometimes gave to a face the look of gaunt suffering spirituality that a life of asceticism was supposed to give and quite often did not.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSIPATION»

Discover the use of dissipation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dissipation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Systems with Small Dissipation
This book, first published in Russian in 1981 and updated with new data for this English edition, is a treatise on the sources of dissipation and other defects in mechanical and electromagnetic oscillators and on practical techniques for ...
V. B. Braginsky, Kip S. Thorne, Cynthia. Eller, 1985
2
Breaking and Dissipation of Ocean Surface Waves
This book outlines the state of the art in our understanding of wave breaking and presents the main outstanding problems.
Alexander Babanin, 2011
3
Maximum Dissipation Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics and its ...
This volume also: Explains the theory behind thermodynamically-consistent construction of non-linear evolution equations for non-equilibrium processes Provides a geometric setting for non-equilibrium thermodynamics through several standard ...
Henry W. Haslach Jr., 2011
4
Dynamics of Dissipation
This collection of lectures treats the dynamics of open systems with a strong emphasis on dissipation phenomena related to dynamical chaos.
Piotr Garbaczewski, Robert Olkiewicz, 2002
5
Energy Dissipation in Molecular Systems
Among other topics, the book treats vibrational redistribution and electronic relaxation in isolated molecules and the effects of inter-molecular interactions (collisions, complex formation, solvent effects) on the relaxation paths.
André Tramer, Christian Jungen, Françoise Lahmani, 2005
6
Quantum transport and dissipation
This book aims to provide the necessary theory and tools to carry out research into the various aspects of the subject.
Thomas Dittrich, 1998
7
Terrestrial field dissipation studies: purpose, design, and ...
Terrestrial Field Dissipation Studies: Purpose, Design, and Interpretation discusses the design, conduct, and interpretation of terrestrial field dissipation studies.
Ellen L. Arthur, Aldos C. Barefoot, Val E. Clay, 2003
8
Propagation, Scattering and Dissipation of Electromagnetic Waves
Despite many theoretical academic journal papers, to date books on microwave theory contain little on how to calculate microwave absorption in waveguides, resonators and periodic structures.
A. S. Ilʹinskiĭ, A. Ya Slepyan, 1993
9
Seismic design with supplemental energy dissipation devices
The purpose of this monograph is to impart basic concepts of the supplemental energy dissipation technology to design engineers, architects, and building officials so they can understand its benefits and limitations in structural ...
Robert D. Hanson, T. T. Soong, 2001
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Quantitative Dynamic Telethermometry in Medical Diagnosis ...
EFFECTS OF GENDER AND AGE ON HEAT DISSIPATION To quantitatively appreciate the heat dissipation by skin, we must consider some of the quantitative aspects of thermal balance and heat dissipation in humans as a function of gender ...
Michael Anbar, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSIPATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dissipation is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Straintronic spin neuron' may greatly improve neural computing
The heat dissipation depends on how the magnetic devices are switched to mimic a neuron's operation. If they are switched with current, which ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Thinning Solar Silicon Discs
The diamond coating feels rough, and, on the positive side, is more effective, producing a faster dissipation of silicon blocks in the highly prized ... «CleanTechnica, Jul 15»
3
Featured Review: Lenovo Tab 2 A8
Viewing angles could use a little bit of work as they tend to dim when viewed at an angle, but there's no visible black level dissipation or color ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
4
Avnet Abacus signs Mechatronics
... LED fixtures, and MechaTronix has developed a range of off-the-shelf LED coolers for passive or active heat dissipation, including pin-fin and ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Jul 15»
5
Rewriting Democracy: Scotland's Movement towards Independence …
... or to slowly continue its dissipation, retreating and concentrating further on our already dominant (albeit incredibly important) sphere of social ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»
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Aeon Lighting Technology equips solid-state lighting products with …
ALT's patterned heat-dissipation and power management technology can drive the flagship Cree XP-L and single light source Cree MH-B and ... «LEDs Magazine, Jul 15»
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LTC introduces LT4276 powered device interface controllers
... power MOSFET, the LT4276 controls an external MOSFET to drastically reduce overall PD heat dissipation and maximize power efficiency, ... «ElectronicsWeekly.com, Jul 15»
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Protect the plaintiff from dissipation of settlement recovery
After the long, hard fight of proving the merits of a bodily injury case, the plaintiff is often left with a big pile of cash and little idea of how to invest ... «San Diego Source, Jul 15»
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From the archive, 8 July 1975: Carlos the Jackal 'in London'
... Caracas said yesterday that “Carlos” was expelled from a Moscow university in 1970 for anti-State activities and leading a life of dissipation. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Getting best deal is in all of our interests
... Quinn Snr and Sean Quinn Jnr - were jailed for breaking court orders restraining any dissipation of or interference with assets in the IPG. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
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