Thermal



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• adj.热的, 热量的;温暖的 ; n.热气流
• ［英］ adj.热的, 热量的 ( pertaining to heat) 温暖的 ( warm) n.热气流 ( rising current of warm air)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Greek thermē
• Date: 1756
• 1. \［Latin thermae public baths, from Greek thermai, plural of thermē\］ of, relating to, or marked by the presence of hot springs <thermal waters>
• 2.
  • a. of, relating to, or caused by heat <thermal stress><thermal insulation>
  • b. being or involving a state of matter dependent upon temperature <thermal conductivity><thermal agitation of molecular structure>
  • c. having low energies of the order of those due to thermal agitation <thermal neutrons>
• 3. designed (as with insulating air spaces) to prevent the dissipation of body heat <thermal underwear>
• ? thermally adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1933
• a rising body of warm air

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