thermal
IPA: θˈɝmʌɫ
noun
- (meteorology) A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of a planet's surface.
- A census-designated place in Riverside County, California, United States.
verb
- (stone) To create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
- (gliding, often in the present participle) To fly an unpowered aircraft in a thermal (column of rising air).
adjective
- Pertaining to heat or temperature.
- (fabric) Providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.
- Caused or brought about by heat.
- (stone) Having a rough finish from treatment with a blowtorch.
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Examples of "thermal" in Sentences
- The entropy of the hot thermal reservoir has decreased.
- Can phosphorescence be considered a thermal phenomenon
- The use of heat to destroy tissue is called thermal ablation.
- By the end of the war, the thermal baths are prosperous again.
- I changed it to thermal in the text for the sake of uniformity.
- Due to the thermal expansion of the gas, the pressure increases.
- The theory of latent heat marks the beginning of thermal science.
- It improves the thermal stability and the viscosity of the adhesive.
- A thermal siphon moves the heat between the dirt and the solar collector.
- The main task of the rocket engine is converting the thermal energy to thrust.
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