dissipation
pronunciation
How to pronounce dissipation in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃn]
How to pronounce dissipation in American English:
US [ˌdɪsəˈpeʃən]
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- Noun:
- breaking up and scattering by dispersion
- dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
- useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Word Origin
- dissipation (n.)
- early 15c., "act of scattering," from Latin dissipationem (nominative dissipatio), noun of action from past participle stem of dissipare (see dissipate). Meaning "intemperate mode of living" is from 1784.
Example
- 1. This happens because as the voltage approaches zero , both light output and power dissipation also vanish .
- 2. How many weeks or months of dissipation to arrive at that condition of utter irresponsibility ?
- 3. As he showed slides of the ocean floor and explained that the coast is a system of energy dissipation , the crowd peppered him with questions .
- 4. Everywhere there are negative forces eating away at the foundations of peace . Everywhere can be found thoughtless dissipation of material and human resources that are necessary for the conservation of harmony and happiness in our world .
- 5. But given the effects on cloud formation and dissipation ( a cloud laced with black carbon does not last as long ) the potential for error in estimating the final effects is large .