(electronics) effective thermal resistance
(thermodynamics) A measure of a body's ability to prevent heat from flowing through it, equal to the difference between the temperatures of opposite faces of the body divided by the rate of heat flow. Also known as heat resistance.
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The reciprocal of thermal conductance.
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