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THERMAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rising current of warm air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("thermal" is a kind of...):
air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)
Derivation:
thermal (relating to or associated with heat)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Caused by or designed to retain heat
Example:
thermal underwear
Classified under:
Similar:
hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to a hot spring
Example:
thermal water
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
hot spring (a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to or associated with heat
Example:
the caloric effect of sunlight
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Antonym:
nonthermal (not involving heat)
Pertainym:
heat (a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature)
Derivation:
thermal (rising current of warm air)
Context examples:
The British thermal unit at 59 degrees Fahrenheit is based on the definition of the 15 degrees Celsius calorie (exactly 4.1855 joules) and is equal to approximately 1.054804 kJ.
(British Thermal Unit 59 Degrees Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)
A finding of impaired integrity to the anatomic site of an adverse thermal reaction.
(Burn, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Issues associated with a discoloration or destruction as a result of thermal decomposition of the device or its components.
(Burned Medical Device or Device Component, Food and Drug Administration)
The quantity of thermal energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Centigrade under standard conditions. 1 calorie equals 4.186 joules.
(Calorie, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
The thermochemical British thermal unit is equal to approximately 1.05435026444 kJ.
(British Thermal Unit Thermochemical, NCI Thesaurus)
Mean British thermal unit is equal to 1.05587 kJ.
(British Thermal Unit Mean, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers compiled a two-dimensional thermal map showing the temperature distribution along the patera, and at a resolution better than 6.25 miles (10 km).
(Massive Lava Waves Detected on Solar System’s Most Volcanically Active Object, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The British thermal unit at 60 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to approximately 1.05468 kJ.
(British Thermal Unit 60 Degrees Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)
The movement of chemical species under the influence of a concentration difference and as a result of random thermal agitation.
(Diffusion, NCI Thesaurus)
The British thermal unit at 39 degrees Fahrenheit is based on the definition of the calorie value of water at its maximum density (4 degrees Celsius), and is equal to approximately 1.05967 kJ.
(British Thermal Unit 39 Degrees Fahrenheit, NCI Thesaurus)
