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thermal grease

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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  • Finnish: lämpötahna — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Finnish: lämpöpasta — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Galician: pasta térmica — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • German: Wärmeleitpaste — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Hungarian: hővezető paszta — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Italian: pasta termoconduttiva — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Italian: pasta termica — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Portuguese: pasta térmica — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Russian: термопаста (termopasta) — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Spanish: pasta térmica — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
  • Swedish: kylpasta — fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface