Definitions for Thermalˈθɜr məl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ther•malˈθɜr məl(adj.)
thermal energy.
Category: Physics
Ref: Also, thermic.
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of hot or warm springs:
thermal waters.
designed to aid in or promote the retention of body heat:
a thermal blanket; thermal underwear.
Category: Clothing
(n.)a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface.
Category: Meteorology
thermals, clothing, esp. underwear, designed to help retain body heat.
Category: Clothing
Origin of thermal:
1750–60
ther′mal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
thermal(adj)
rising current of warm air
thermal, thermic, caloric(adj)
relating to or associated with heat
"thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"
thermal(adj)
of or relating to a hot spring
"thermal water"
thermal(adj)
caused by or designed to retain heat
"a thermal burn"; "thermal underwear"
Wiktionary
thermal(Noun)
A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of Earth's surface.
thermal(Adjective)
pertaining to heat or temperature.
thermal(Adjective)
providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.
Origin: From *, from θέρμη.
Webster Dictionary
Thermal(adj)
of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit; thermal waters
Translations for Thermal
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- termiesAfrikaans
- حَراريArabic
- топлиненBulgarian
- termalPortuguese (BR)
- termální, tepelnýCzech
- Thermal-..., Heiz-...German
- termiskDanish
- θερμικόςGreek
- termal; térmicoSpanish
- soojus-, kuumavee-Estonian
- گرمایی؛ حرارتیFarsi
- lämpö-Finnish
- thermal; thermiqueFrench
- שֶׁל חוֹםHebrew
- गर्मी सम्बन्धीHindi
- termalan, topaoCroatian
- termálHungarian
- panasIndonesian
- (jarð-)hita-/varma-Icelandic
- termale, termicoItalian
- 熱のJapanese
- 열의Korean
- šiluminis, šilumos, karštasLithuanian
- termisks; karsts; siltuma-Latvian
- habaMalay
- thermischDutch
- varme-, varm, termo-Norwegian
- cieplnyPolish
- termalPortuguese
- termal; termicRomanian
- термальныйRussian
- termálny, tepelný, horúciSlovak
- termalen; toplotenSlovenian
- termalanSerbian
- termisk, varm, värme-Swedish
- ที่เกี่ยวกับความร้อนThai
- termik,ısıyla ilgiliTurkish
- 熱的Chinese (Trad.)
- тепловий; термальнийUkrainian
- تھرمل، حرارت سے متعلقUrdu
- nhiệt, nóngVietnamese
- 热的Chinese (Simp.)
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