Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, using, producing, or caused by heat.
- adjective Intended or designed in such a way as to help retain body heat.
- noun A rising current of warm air.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to heat.
- Of or pertaining to thermæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot.
- adjective caused by or affected by heat.
- adjective designed to retain heat.
- adjective See under
Conductivity , andSpectrum . - adjective (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 underUnit .
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- noun meteorology A
column ofrising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of Earth's surface. - adjective pertaining to
heat ortemperature . - adjective fabric providing efficient
insulation so as to keep the body warm.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective caused by or designed to retain heat
- adjective relating to or associated with heat
- noun rising current of warm air
- adjective of or relating to a hot spring
Etymologies
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Examples
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His use of the term thermal equilibrium between the atmosphere and surface is highly ambiguous.
RealClimate deconvoluter 2010
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Underground rivers flow to the surface in thermal springs that can be enjoyed in balnearios and in some hoels.
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But I think solar thermal is a lot more interesting and exciting.
Desertec Advances: Massive Solar Power Project No Longer a Mirage? 2009
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Underground rivers flow to the surface in thermal springs that can be enjoyed in balnearios and in some hoels.
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I wonder if that number includes the cost of covering up a certain thermal exaust that coud prove to be fatal in case of a small ship attack, if not then it seems like a waste of money.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Death Star Costs $15.6 Septillion, 1.4 Trillion Times the US Debt 2009
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Also, heat radiation affects the polar caps more than one way or maybe my ignorance in thermal-dynamics is too apparent.
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I hope they did more than enough testing in thermal vac and every other way to be sure it will function.
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Met coal is also known as "coking coal"; coal used for heating is known as "thermal coal" or "steam coal."
Week in Words Erin McKean 2011
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Also, heat radiation affects the polar caps more than one way or maybe my ignorance in thermal-dynamics is too apparent.
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Solar thermal is very different than solar photovoltaics, and does not require semiconductor processing.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Wherein I Actually Agree with Dianne Feinstein 2009
john commented on the word thermal
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Thermals! If this does anything for you, you should immediately listen to "No Culture Icons", from their first album, "More Parts Per Million" (the entirety of which was recorded for ten bucks, but it sounds like it cost at least $40). "Pillar of Salt" is great too, from their most recent record. If you can't tell, I have a giant crush on The Thermals.
October 1, 2007