Definition of Dissipations. Meaning of Dissipations. Synonyms of Dissipations

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Definition of Dissipations

Dissipation
Dissipation Dis`si*pa"tion, n. [L. dissipatio: cf. F. dissipation.] 1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste. Without loss or dissipation of the matter. --Bacon. The famous dissipation of mankind. --Sir M. Hale. 2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness. To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and extravagance. --P. Henry. 3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention. Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a thousand avocations and dissipations. --Swift. Dissipation of energy. Same as Degradation of energy, under Degradation.

Meaning of Dissipations from wikipedia

- In thermodynamics, dissipation is the result of an irreversible process that affects a thermodynamic system. In a dissipative process, energy (internal...
- In physics, the dissipation factor (DF) is a measure of loss-rate of energy of a mode of oscillation (mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical) in...
- wave dissipations are mostly types of s**** wave breaking (see Types of wave breaking). Some of simple general descriptions of wind-wave dissipation (defined...
- Quantum dissipation is the branch of physics that studies the quantum analogues of the process of irreversible loss of energy observed at the classical...
- The fluctuation–dissipation theorem (FDT) or fluctuation–dissipation relation (FDR) is a powerful tool in statistical physics for predicting the behavior...
- Processor power dissipation or processing unit power dissipation is the process in which computer processors consume electrical energy, and dissipate this...
- Dissipation function may refer to Rayleigh's dissipation function Dissipation function under the fluctuation theorem This disambiguation page lists articles...
- In physics, the Rayleigh dissipation function, named after Lord Rayleigh, is a function used to handle the effects of velocity-proportional frictional...
- of R and C. This quantity can be used to calculate the dynamic heat dissipation capability of a device, in an analogous way to the electrical case. A...
- engineering, dielectric loss quantifies a dielectric material's inherent dissipation of electromagnetic energy (e.g. heat). It can be parameterized in terms...