power dissipation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.

Word forms

power dissipation

Etymology

power (“electric power”) + dissipation (“loss of energy (usually as heat) from a dynamic system”)

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