dissipator

  • 1Dissipator — Dis|si|pa|tor der; s, ...oren <aus gleichbed. lat. dissipator, eigtl. »Zerstreuer, Zerteiler«> (veraltet) Verschwender …

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  • 2dissipator — dissipate ► VERB 1) be or cause to be dispelled or dispersed. 2) waste (money, energy, or resources). DERIVATIVES dissipative adjective dissipator (also dissipater) noun. ORIGIN Latin dissipare scatter …

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  • 3Dissipator (building design) — Main article: Vibration control A dissipator is a device mounted among some sections of a building to reduce strains during an earthquake by slowing down the shaking of the building. During an earthquake, the sections of the building are… …

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  • 4dissipator — See dissipater. * * * …

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  • 5dissipator — n. person that squanders his possessions, person that participates in harmful amusements …

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  • 6dissipator — dis·si·pa·tor …

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  • 7dissipator — ˈdisəˌpād.ə(r), ātə noun ( s) : dissipater; specifically : a part of a glacier in which the loss by melting exceeds the gain by the accumulation of snow …

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  • 8Bushmaster Firearms International — Infobox Company name = Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC type = Private foundation = 1978 founder = location = flagicon|U.S. city state|Windham|Maine, U.S. locations = area served = key people = industry = products = services = market c… …

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  • 9dissipateur — dissipateur, trice [ disipatɶr, tris ] n. • 1392; de dissiper ♦ Personne qui dissipe son bien ou le bien qui lui est confié. Adj. Administration dissipatrice. ⇒ dépensier, gaspilleur, prodigue. ⊗ CONTR. Économe. ● dissipateur, dissipatrice… …

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  • 10dissipateur — dissipateur, trice (di si pa teur, tri s ) s. m. et f. Celui, celle qui dissipe sa fortune dans le désordre. Quel dissipateur ! Un insensé dissipateur.    Adj. Une cour follement dissipatrice. •   Un fils dissipateur succède à un père avare,… …

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