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dissipation

noun as in amusement, entertainment, occasionally to excess

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Unfortunately, there’s been no decrease or dissipation in that.

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Siemens and space agency NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory worked together on a digital twin of the Mars Science Laboratory on the Curiosity rover to solve heat dissipation problems caused by the radioisotope power generator.

It’s perfect for storing in a utility closet or tool shed and reserving for quick sweeping and cleanup of leaves and dirt in small, confined areas, and it has a wide exhaust area that allows for quick heat dissipation.

Kelvin, the first to recognize its significance, called it “a universal tendency in nature to the dissipation of mechanical energy.”

William Thomson may have inadvertently set people thinking in the wrong way when he spoke about universal dissipation of mechanical energy.

I met with a ludicrous instance of the dissipation of even latter days, a few months after my marriage.

M. Phlippon now began to advance more rapidly in the career of dissipation.

Her father now began to advance with more rapid footsteps in the career of dissipation.

His countenance showed marks of dissipation, for he was a heavy drinker, and this served to further brutalize his nature.

My serious turn and studious habits have preserved me alike from the follies of dissipation and from the bustle of intrigue.

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On this page you'll find 101 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dissipation, such as: bender, binge, bust, celebration, circus, and distraction.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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