ther|mal

ther|mal
ther|mal «THUR muhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of or having to do with heat; determined, measured, or operated by heat; thermic: »

The thermal balance of the earth is being upset by the carbon dioxide produced by burning coal and oil and already the concentration has been increased 10 per cent (Science News Letter).

2. a) naturally hot or warm: »

a thermal spring.

b) of, having to do with, or of the nature of thermae or hot springs. c) having hot springs.
–n.
a rising current of warm air: »

Like gliding, ballooning depends for movement on luck with thermals (New Yorker).

ther´mal|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • ther´mal|ly — ther|mal «THUR muhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with heat; determined, measured, or operated by heat; thermic: »The thermal balance of the earth is being upset by the carbon dioxide produced by burning coal and oil and already… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ther´mal|i|za´tion — ther|mal|ize «THUR muh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to lower the kinetic energy of (an atom or other particle) until it reaches the energy characteristic of the temperature of a particular medium. –ther´mal|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ther|mal|ize — «THUR muh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to lower the kinetic energy of (an atom or other particle) until it reaches the energy characteristic of the temperature of a particular medium. –ther´mal|i|za´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ge´o|ther´mal|ly — ge|o|ther|mal «JEE uh THUR muhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or produced by action of the internal heat of the earth: »geothermal electricity. –ge´o|ther´mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ge|o|ther|mal — «JEE uh THUR muhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or produced by action of the internal heat of the earth: »geothermal electricity. –ge´o|ther´mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy´dro|ther´mal|ly — hy|dro|ther|mal «HY druh THUR muhl», adjective. of or having to do with heated water, especially with the action of heated waters in producing geological changes by dissolving and redepositing minerals. –hy´dro|ther´mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • hy|dro|ther|mal — «HY druh THUR muhl», adjective. of or having to do with heated water, especially with the action of heated waters in producing geological changes by dissolving and redepositing minerals. –hy´dro|ther´mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • i´so|ther´mal|ly — i|so|ther|mal «Y suh THUR muhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having or indicating equal temperatures. 2. having to do with isotherms. –n. 1. = isotherm. (Cf. ↑isotherm) 2. = isothermal line. (Cf. ↑isothermal line) –i´so|ther´mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • i|so|ther|mal — «Y suh THUR muhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having or indicating equal temperatures. 2. having to do with isotherms. –n. 1. = isotherm. (Cf. ↑isotherm) 2. = isothermal line. (Cf. ↑isothermal line) –i´so|ther´mal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • di|a|ther|mal — «DY uh THU muhl», adjective. = diathermic (def. 1). (Cf. ↑diathermic) …   Useful english dictionary

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