dissipation
51dissipation of energy — a physical process (as the cooling of a body in the open air) by which energy becomes not only unavailable but irrecoverable in any form compare conservation of energy, degradation of energy * * * dissipation of energy (physics) Degradation of… …
52dissipation trail — a clear rift left behind an aircraft flying through a thin cloud layer. Also called distrail. * * * dissipation trail noun (meteorology) A lane of clear atmosphere formed by the passage of an aircraft through a cloud • • • Main Entry: ↑dissipate …
53dissipation — noun Date: 15th century 1. the action or process of dissipating ; the state of being dissipated: a. dispersion, diffusion b. archaic dissolution, disintegration c. wasteful expenditure …
54dissipation — noun /ˌdɪsəˈpeɪʃən/ a) The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. b) A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious… …
55dissipation — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, ablation, amusement, attenuation, attrition, blackout, blocking, broadcast, broadcasting, carousal, carouse, carpe diem, circumfusion, conspicuous consumption, consumption, corrosion, debauch,… …
56dissipation — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Dispersion] Syn. scattering, dissemination, dispersal, diffusion, spread, radiation, emission, disintegration, dissolution; see also disappearance , distribution 1 . 2. [Debauchery] Syn. indulgence, intemperance, dissolution;… …
57Dissipation — Dis|si|pa|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: , Pl.: en; Physik; Kyb.〉 Aufspaltung einer Energie in mehrere andere; ist dafür verantwortlich, dass Energieumwandlungen niemals vollständig in einer Richtung verlaufen, da immer ein Teil der eingesetzten Energie als… …
58Dissipation — Dis|sipatio̱n [zu lat. dissipare = zerstreuen; verschwenden] w; , en: Übergang irgendeiner umwandelbaren Energieform in Wärmeenergie (Phys.) …
59Dissipation — Dis|si|pa|ti|on die; , en <aus lat. dissipatio »Zerstreuung, Zerteilung« zu dissipare, vgl. ↑dissipieren>: 1. Übergang einer umwandelbaren Energieform in Wärmeenergie. 2. unerwünschter Teil einer empfangenen Information, z. B. Rauschen… …
60dissipation — dis|si|pa|tion [ ,dısı peıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) OLD FASHIONED the practice of spending too much time and money on physical pleasures that are not good for your health 2. ) FORMAL the process by which a substance, a feeling, or energy gradually… …
