Dissipation vs. Loss
Dissipationnoun
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
Dissipationnoun
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
Dissipationnoun
A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
Dissipationnoun
(physics) A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.
Dissipationnoun
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
Dissipationnoun
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
Dissipationnoun
A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
Dissipationnoun
breaking up and scattering by dispersion;
Dissipationnoun
dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure
Dissipationnoun
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly;
Dissipation
In thermodynamics, dissipation is the result of an irreversible process that takes place in homogeneous thermodynamic systems. In a dissipative process, energy (internal, bulk flow kinetic, or system potential) transforms from an initial form to a final form, where the capacity of the final form to do mechanical work is less than that of the initial form.
Lossnoun
an instance of losing, such as a defeat
Lossnoun
The result of an alteration in a function or characteristic of the body, or of its previous integrity.
Lossnoun
the hurtful condition of having lost something or someone, particularly in death.
Lossnoun
(in the plural) casualties, especially physically eliminated victims of violent conflict
Lossnoun
(financial) the sum an entity loses on balance
Lossnoun
destruction, ruin
Lossnoun
(engineering) electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work
Lossverb
(colloquial) lang=en
Lossnoun
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as, the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation.
Lossnoun
The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
Lossnoun
That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; - opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was considerable.
Lossnoun
The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
Lossnoun
Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.
Lossnoun
Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.
Lossnoun
Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
Lossnoun
Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.
Lossnoun
the act of losing;
Lossnoun
something that is lost;
Lossnoun
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue;
Lossnoun
gradual decline in amount or activity;
Lossnoun
the disadvantage that results from losing something;
Lossnoun
military personnel lost by death or capture
Lossnoun
the experience of losing a loved one;
Lossnoun
euphemistic expressions for death;
