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heat sink vs sink

sink vs heat sink

heat sink and sink both are nouns.

heat sink is not a verb while sink is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heat sink Yes No No No
sink Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sink is a hypernym of heat sink; that is, sink is a word with a broader meaning than heat sink:
  • heat sink: a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
  • sink: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
Other hypernyms of heat sink include conductor.
heat sink (noun) sink (noun)
a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
(technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
heat sink (verb) sink (verb)
fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
embed deeply
go under
fall or descend to a lower place or level
cause to sink
fall or sink heavily
appear to move downward
descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
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