| 单词 | dissipation |
| 释义 | dissipation /dis'euh pay"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of dissipating. 2. the state of being dissipated; dispersion; disintegration. 3. a wasting by misuse: the dissipation of a fortune. 4. mental distraction; amusement; diversion. 5. dissolute way of living, esp. excessive drinking of liquor; intemperance. 6. Physics , Mech. a process in which energy is used or lost without accomplishing useful work, as friction causing loss of mechanical energy. [1535-45; < L dissipation- (s. of dissipatio), equiv. to dissipat(us) (see DISSIPATE) + -ion- -ION] |
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