Medical Definition of Thermal expansion

1. Characteristic property of most solids and liquids which causes their volume to increase when they are heated. Thermal expansion and contraction can cause structural problems in pulsed fusion devices. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermal Expansion

thermalizes
thermalizing
thermally
thermals
thermal anaesthesia
thermal barrier
thermal barrier
thermal burn
thermal capacity
thermal conductivity
thermal conversion cycle
thermal cover
thermal efficiency
thermal emission
thermal equilibrium
thermal expansion (current term)
thermal melting profile
thermal neutron
thermal pollution
thermal printer
thermal reactor
thermal resistor
thermal resource
thermal sense
thermal sensors
thermal spectrum
thermal spring
thermal velocity
thermanalgesia
thermanesthesia

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