inleak

noun — 2 senses

inleak

noun

Etymology From in- + leak.

1

A hole where water leaks in.

2

A leak inwards.

  • Localized heat inleaks in cryogenic enclosures can be detected by the 'cool spots' they produce on the ambient temperature surface of the vessel outer walls.1982, Ph. Lebrun, “Detection of heat inleaks in cryogenic enclosures by infrared thermal imaging”, in Cryogenics, volume 22, number 12:

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