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Thermal
Definitions
- 1 Pertaining to heat or temperature. not-comparable
"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."
- 2 Providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm. not-comparable
- 3 Caused or brought about by heat. not-comparable
- 4 Having a rough finish from treatment with a blowtorch. not-comparable
- 1 caused by or designed to retain heat wordnet
- 2 of or relating to a hot spring wordnet
- 3 relating to or associated with heat wordnet
- 1 A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
- 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."
- 2 rising current of warm air wordnet
- 1 To create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
- 2 To fly an unpowered aircraft in a thermal (column of rising air).
Etymology
From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).
From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).
From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).
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