- dissipater
- noun see dissipate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
dissipater
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dissipater — 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 … English terms dictionary
dissipater — See dissipate. * * * … Universalium
dissipater — n. squanderer, lavish spender; debaucher, one who indulges in extravagant pleasure … English contemporary dictionary
dissipater — dis·si·pat·er … English syllables
dissipater — ˈdisəˌpād.ə(r), ātə noun ( s) : one that dissipates … Useful english dictionary
dissipate — dissipater, dissipator, n. dissipative, adj. dissipativity /dis euh peuh tiv i tee/, n. /dis euh payt /, v., dissipated, dissipating. v.t. 1. to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel. 2. to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly;… … Universalium
dissipate — verb ( pated; pating) Etymology: Latin dissipatus, past participle of dissipare, dissupare, from dis + supare to throw Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to break up and drive off (as a crowd) b. to cause to spread thin or … New Collegiate Dictionary
Dielectric spectroscopy — A dielectric permittivity spectrum over a wide range of frequencies. The real and imaginary parts of permittivity are shown, and various processes are depicted: ionic and dipolar relaxation, and atomic and electronic resonances at higher energies … Wikipedia
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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos — [Cognomen which in its proper sense means grandson or nephew , but is also used as meaning incapable or dissipater . It was in this depreciative sense that might have been cognominated Quintus Caecilius Metellus due to his known prodigality. (Cfr … Wikipedia
