Definition of THERMAL. Meaning of THERMAL. Synonyms of THERMAL

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Definition of THERMAL

Thermal
Thermal Ther"mal, a. [L. thermae hot springs, fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ? heat, fr. ? hot, warm, ? to warm, make hot; perhaps akin to L. formus warm, and E. forceps.] Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit; thermal waters. The thermal condition of the earth. --J. D. Forbes. Thermal conductivity, Thermal spectrum. See under Conductivity, and Spectrum. Thermal unit (Physics), a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat. The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree Centigrade. See Calorie, and under Unit.

Meaning of THERMAL from wikipedia

- thermal column (or thermal) is a rising m**** of buoyant air, a convective current in the atmosphere, that transfers heat energy vertically. Thermals are...
- The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of its ability to conduct heat. It is commonly denoted by k {\displaystyle k} , λ {\displaystyle \lambda...
- up thermal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Thermal is an adjective related to heat. A "thermal" is an atmospheric convection phenomenon. Thermal may...
- Thermal blooming or thermal lensing occurs when high-energy laser beams propagate through a medium. It is the result of nonlinear interactions that occur...
- Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to increase in length, area, or volume, changing its size and density, in response to an increase in temperature...
- Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical...
- Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by the thermal motion of particles in matter. All matter with a temperature greater than absolute...
- system is said to be in thermal contact with another system if it can exchange energy through the process of heat. Perfect thermal isolation is an idealization...
- Black-body radiation is the thermal electromagnetic radiation within, or surrounding, a body in thermodynamic equilibrium with its environment, emitted...
- A thermal cooker, or a vacuum flask cooker, is a cooking device that uses thermal insulation to retain heat and cook food without the continuous use of...