Complete Definition of "dissipation"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�dɪs��peɪ��n/
SAMPA|/%dIs@"peIS@n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
en-noun

#The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
#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.
#A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
#physics A loss of energy as heat from a dynamic system

Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|disipacija|f
Greek: διά���η, δια��ο�ά

ar:dissipation
fr:dissipation
id:dissipation
pl:dissipation
ru:dissipation
te:dissipation
vi:dissipation
zh:dissipation

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