sink vs heat sink

heat sink vs sink

sink and heat sink both are nouns.

sink is a verb but heat sink is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sink	Yes	No	Yes	No
heat sink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, heat sink is a hyponym of sink; that is, heat sink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sink:

sink: (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
heat sink: a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat

sink (noun)	heat sink (noun)
plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe	a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
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

sink (verb)	heat 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

Difference between sink and heat sink

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