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Thermal

Thermal Meaning & Definition
Thermal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thermal?

[n] rising current of warm air
[adj] caused by or designed to retain heat; "thermal springs"; "a thermal burn"; "thermal underwear"
[adj] relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thermal: caloric | hot | thermic

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thermal:

See Also | air current | draft | draught

Thermal In Webster's Dictionary

\Ther"mal\, a. [L. thermae hot springs, fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ? heat, fr. ? hot, warm, ? to warm, make hot; perhaps akin to L. formus warm, and E. forceps.] Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit; thermal waters. The thermal condition of the earth. --J. D. Forbes. {Thermal conductivity}, {Thermal spectrum}. See under {Conductivity}, and {Spectrum}. {Thermal unit} (Physics), a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat. The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree Centigrade. See {Calorie}, and under {Unit}.

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