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thermal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɜːməl/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈθɝməl/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to heat or temperature.
    • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads. 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
  2. (not-comparable, qualifier:fabric) Providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.
  3. (not-comparable) Caused or brought about by heat.
  4. (not-comparable) Having a rough finish from treatment with a blowtorch.

Deriveds

thermalisation · thermal gel · recuperative thermal oxidizer · thermally · isothermal · chronothermal · haematothermal · allothermal · diathermal · electrothermal · dynamothermal · photothermal · geothermal · homothermal · nuclear-thermal rocket · macrothermal · endothermal · thermalization · thermal rocket · mechanothermal · megathermal · thermal desorption · differential thermal analysis · magnetothermal · thermal radiation · nanothermal · thermal oxidizer · hematothermal · thermalism · thermal mass · accumulated thermal unit · radiothermal · thermal camera · hypothermal · mesothermal · epithermal · exothermal · coefficient of thermal expansion · non-thermal · thermal unit · poikilothermal · thermal comfort · thermal sensation · thermal dissipation power · hyperthermal · thermal contact · British thermal unit · biothermal · thermal paste · thermal grease · thermistor · thermal shock · thermal printer · autothermal · homeothermal · thermality · thermal cycler · thermal credit · thermalize · thermal relaxation time · carbothermal · heterothermal · thermal paper · thermalise · solar thermal collector · thermal pulse · pseudothermal · thermal design power · thermal underwear · gravothermal · thermal horsepower · thermal death time · regenerative thermal oxidizer · gyrothermal · thermal turbulence · suprathermal · multithermal · polythermal · pluviothermal · mucothermal · thermalgravimetric · stenothermal · athermal · thermal compound · superthermal · thermal conductivity · thermal break · prethermal · thermal analysis · thermal lance · microthermal · thermal spring · optothermal · cryothermal · thermal lithosphere · nonthermal · thermal neutron · Thermageddon · bithermal · thermal conductance · eurythermal · dendrothermal · thermal imaging · synthermal · thermal energy · thermal coal · subthermal · gravithermal · oxythermal · thermal noise · anisothermal

Hyponyms

aerothermal · hydrothermal

Relateds

thermo- · therm

Translations (34)

fi lämpö- (pertaining to heat or temperature) · bg термичен (pertaining to heat or temperature) · pt térmico (pertaining to heat or temperature) · nb termisk (pertaining to heat or temperature) · fr thermique (providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm) · it termico (caused, brought about by heat) · de thermisch (pertaining to heat or temperature) · id termis (pertaining to heat or temperature) · da termisk (pertaining to heat or temperature) · io termala (pertaining to heat or temperature) · pt termal (pertaining to heat or temperature) · ga teirmeach (pertaining to heat or temperature) · bg топлинен (pertaining to heat or temperature) · nn termisk (pertaining to heat or temperature) · fi terminen (pertaining to heat or temperature) · id termal (pertaining to heat or temperature) · sv termisk (pertaining to heat or temperature) · pt térmico (caused, brought about by heat) · ro termic (pertaining to heat or temperature) · ro termal (pertaining to heat or temperature) · es termal (pertaining to heat or temperature) · es termal (providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm) · es térmico (caused, brought about by heat) · ru терма́льный (pertaining to heat or temperature) · mr औष्णिक (pertaining to heat or temperature) · ru терми́ческий (pertaining to heat or temperature) · ms terma (pertaining to heat or temperature) · ru теплово́й (pertaining to heat or temperature) · gl termal (pertaining to heat or temperature) · fr thermique (caused, brought about by heat) · fr thermique (pertaining to heat or temperature) · fi lämpö- (providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm) · it termico (pertaining to heat or temperature) · fi terminen (providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm)

thermal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɜːməl/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈθɝməl/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).

Meanings

  1. A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of a planet's surface.
    • The hawk had mounted its thermal by the time he got to the yard, flapping its wings violently against the updraft. 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 91:
  2. FLIR.
  3. thermocline.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thermals Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

dust devil · spout · waterspout · devil · landspout · steam devil · fire devil

Synonyms

thermal column

Translations (7)

nl thermiek (column of rising air) · fr thermique (column of rising air) · ro curent ascendent (column of rising air) · fi termiikki (column of rising air) · de Thermik (column of rising air) · it corrente ascensionale (column of rising air) · ro curent ascensional (column of rising air)

thermal en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈθɜːməl/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈθɝməl/ (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).

Meanings

  1. To create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
  2. (qualifier:gliding; often in the present participle; gliding; often in the present participle) To fly an unpowered aircraft in a thermal (column of rising air).

Forms

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thermalling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
thermaled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
thermaled Tense=Past US lexicographic
thermals Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thermaling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part US lexicographic
thermalled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part UK lexicographic
thermalled Tense=Past UK lexicographic

Coordinates

edge · gliding · thermal edge