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abjection, corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, perversion, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude
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Bring the noise, bring the power One unfortunate reality for the money-saving paths on our list, particularly the GTX-1000 series of GPUs without Max-Q designation, is heat dissipation. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Guidemaster: Navigating the hazy world of gaming laptops in 2019," 19 Aug. 2019 Unlike most, however, Hickey found success, yet his propensity for dissipation continued. — David Gilmour, WSJ, "Five Best: David Gilmour on Memoirs of British India," 22 Feb. 2019 Like heat pipes, the vapor chamber helps wick heat from the Snapdragon 845 and disperses it over a larger surface area in the phone, which should, in theory, better aid in dissipation. — Gordon Mah Ung, PCWorld, "Razer Phone 2 hands-on: The first gaming phone gets better," 10 Oct. 2018 The report also notes that the company plans to use Intelās 8161 5G modem chip, although there are still some technical issues around heat dissipation that need to be resolved. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "The phone could use Intelās 5G modem," 3 Nov. 2018 The second generation of machines, however, uses the Snapdragon 850, a variant of the Snapdragon 845 that's designed for the bigger batteries and higher power dissipation of laptops and tablets. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Samsung launches Snapdragon 850-powered Windows 2-in-1," 18 Oct. 2018 The street wasnāt always a synonym for dissipation and degradation. — Joanne Kaufman, WSJ, "āDevilās Mileā Review: Dance Halls, Derelicts and Condos," 24 Aug. 2018 Overall, Asus has done a great job addressing heat dissipation on the Scar II. — Stefan Etienne, The Verge, "Asus Strix Scar II review: lights, camo, action," 17 July 2018 Leave enough space around any electrical appliance to allow for heat dissipation. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "This Why You Should NEVER Plug Space Heaters Into Power Strips," 29 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dissipation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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