What does "thermic" mean?

Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.

What is a synonym for "thermic"?

Common synonyms include: thermal, -thermal, aestival, caloric, equatorial, genial.

How do you pronounce "thermic"?

Pronounced //ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk//.

Thermic

//ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk// adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal. not-comparable

Adjective

1
relating to or associated with heat wordnet

Synonyms

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thermal -thermal aestival caloric equatorial genial

Example

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"In 2012, Jason Box correctly predicted weeks in advance that much of the soot from the huge wildfires in western North America that year, mixed with soot from power plants, would reach Greenland and trigger a record-breaking melt, due to the black soot absorbing more thermic energy than the white ice."

Etymology

Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic.

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