Meanings
plural thermal greases
- countableuncountableA viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.
Synonyms: heat paste, thermal compound, thermal gel, thermal paste
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA viscous fluid substance, originally with properties akin to grease, which increases the thermal conductivity of a thermal interface by filling microscopic air-gaps present due to the imperfectly flat and smooth surfaces of the components.
Translations
Finnish lämpötahna, lämpöpasta
- lämpötahnafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
- lämpöpastafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
German Wärmeleitpaste
- Wärmeleitpastefluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Hungarian hővezető paszta
- hővezető pasztafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Italian pasta termoconduttiva, pasta termica
- pasta termoconduttivafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
- pasta termicafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Portuguese pasta térmica
- pasta térmicafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Russian термопаста
- термопаста (termopasta)fluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Spanish pasta térmica
- pasta térmicafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Swedish kylpasta
- kylpastafluid used to increase conductance of a thermal interface
Cite this entry
thermal grease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermal%20grease
“thermal grease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermal%20grease. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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