Sink (disambiguation)
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A sink
is a bowl-shaped fixture used for washing hands or small objects.
Sink may also refer to:
Sink
A sink is a bowl-shaped plumbing fixture used for washing hands, for dishwashing or other purposes. Sinks generally have taps that supply hot and cold water and may include a spray feature to be used for faster rinsing...
is a bowl-shaped fixture used for washing hands or small objects.
Sink may also refer to:
- SinkFlow networkIn graph theory, a flow network is a directed graph where each edge has a capacity and each edge receives a flow. The amount of flow on an edge cannot exceed the capacity of the edge. Often in Operations Research, a directed graph is called a network, the vertices are called nodes and the edges are...
, a flow network node that has more incoming flow than outgoing flow - SinkSinkholeA sinkhole, also known as a sink, shake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes for example in sandstone...
, a natural depression or hole caused by chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks - Sink, a point where the divergenceDivergenceIn vector calculus, divergence is a vector operator that measures the magnitude of a vector field's source or sink at a given point, in terms of a signed scalar. More technically, the divergence represents the volume density of the outward flux of a vector field from an infinitesimal volume around...
of a vector fieldVector fieldIn vector calculus, a vector field is an assignmentof a vector to each point in a subset of Euclidean space. A vector field in the plane for instance can be visualized as an arrow, with a given magnitude and direction, attached to each point in the plane...
is negative - Sink (champagne)Sinking (behavior)Sinking of champagne is the act of pouring out champagne in the sink. Sinking probably started in Sweden as "a reaction to the ban on spraying champagne in many bars" and the sinking is usually done by a person ordering two bottles of champagne and asking the bartender to pour out one of them...
, the act of pouring out champagne in the sink - Sink (computing)Sink (computing)In computing, a sink or event sink is a class or function designed to receive incoming events from another object or function. This is commonly implemented in C++ as callbacks. Object-oriented languages, such as Java and C#, have built-in support for sinks by allowing events to be fired to...
, an object implementing the interface to receive incoming events - Sink (geography)Sink (geography)A geographic sink is a depression within an endorheic basin where water collects with no visible outlet. Instead of discharging, the collected water is lost due to evaporation and/or penetration...
, an area of dry land below sea-level - Sink (graph theory), a vertex with 0 out-degree
- Sink (Floater album)Sink (Floater album)Sink is an album released by Floater in September 1994. Lyrics of isolation and insanity are set against dark and moody aural landscapes, ambient sampling montages, and savage instrumental punch. Sink received a preliminary Grammy nomination in the category of Best Rock Album. Two pressings of the...
, an album released by Floater in September 1994 - Sink (Foetus album), an album by Foetus Inc
- Sinking (disambiguation), multiple uses
People with the name
- Robert SinkRobert SinkLieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink was a United States Army officer during World War II, the Korean War, and early parts of the Vietnam War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division...
(1905–1965), led the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II - Randolph Sinks FosterRandolph Sinks FosterRandolph Sinks Foster was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.Born on 22 February 1820 at Williamsburg, Ohio, U.S.A., he attended Augusta College in Kentucky, but left to become a Preacher in the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church when he was only...
(1820–1903), American Methodist bishop - Alex SinkAlex SinkAdelaide "Alex" Sink is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees of the Florida State Board of Administration...
(born 1948), Adelaide "Alex" Sink, Chief Financial Officer of the state of Florida and 2010 Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Florida
See also
- Carbon dioxide sinkCarbon dioxide sinkA carbon sink is a natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period. The process by which carbon sinks remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is known as carbon sequestration...
- Heat sinkHeat sinkA heat sink is a term for a component or assembly that transfers heat generated within a solid material to a fluid medium, such as air or a liquid. Examples of heat sinks are the heat exchangers used in refrigeration and air conditioning systems and the radiator in a car...
, a component or assembly that transfers heat generated within a solid material to a fluid medium - Lincoln BurrowsLincoln BurrowsLincoln Burrows, played by Dominic Purcell, is one of the main protagonists of the American television series, Prison Break. The plot of Prison Break revolves around Lincoln Burrows' setup for the murder of the vice president's brother and his brother's plan to help him escape his death sentence....
or Linc the Sink, a character in Prison Break - Sinks Canyon State ParkSinks Canyon State ParkSinks Canyon State Park is a Wyoming state park located in the Wind River Mountains, 6 miles southwest of Lander, Wyoming on Wyoming Highway 131. The park is named for a portion of the Middle Fork of the Popo Agie River...
, a Wyoming state park located in the Wind River Mountains - Synch (disambiguation)