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Definition of Thermal

1. Adjective. Relating to or associated with heat. "The caloric effect of sunlight"

2. Noun. Rising current of warm air.

3. Adjective. Of or relating to a hot spring. "Thermal water"

4. Adjective. Caused by or designed to retain heat. "Thermal underwear"

Definition of Thermal

1. a. Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit; thermal waters.

Definition of Thermal

1. Noun. (meteorology) A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of Earth's surface. ¹

2. Adjective. pertaining to heat or temperature. ¹

3. Adjective. (context: fabric) providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thermal

1. a rising mass of warm air [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thermal

1. Pertaining to or characterised by heat. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermal

theridiid therio- theriodont theriodonta theriodontia theriodonts theriogenologic theriomorphic theriomorphism theriotomy

therizinosauroid therm thermacogenesis thermae thermal (current term) thermal-paper thermal anaesthesia thermal analysis thermal barrier thermal break

thermal burn thermal capacity thermal conductance thermal conductivity thermal contact thermal conversion cycle thermal cover thermal cycler thermal desorption

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