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sinkless en · ADJ

Etymology

From sink + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Without a sink (of any kind).
    • To see that Kelvin's and Clausius's statements are indeed equivalent, let's use a hypothetical sinkless engine to drive another hypothetical sinkless engine in reverse... 2004, Peter Atkins, Galileo's finger: the ten great ideas of science:
    • Esther leaned against the sinkless wooden counter against the wall. The counter supported a portable gas stove and a bucket of rainwater. 2009, Margaret Donnelly, The Song of the Goldencocks: