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noun
The process in which an electric or electronic device produces heat (or other waste energy) as an unwanted byproduct of its primary action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
power (“electric power”) + dissipation (“loss of energy (usually as heat) from a dynamic system”)
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
