Betekenis van dissipation In het Nederlands

• 0 the process of gradually disappearing:

  • He sees a growing dissipation of our cultural values.

  • Scientists say the dissipation of the El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific in recent months is likely to bring more hurricanes sweeping up the Atlantic coast.

  • The energy balance reveals a continuous dissipation of energy.

  • The wavy edge to the discs is claimed to improve heat dissipation.

• 1 behaviour that involves spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol:

  • His descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation filled him with self-disgust.

  • Her mind seemed wholly occupied with dissipations to come.