Look up: thermal

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   thermal
   [Adjective] To do with or caused by heat.
   Example: When it’s cold I wear thermal underwear.
   Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary
   
   
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   Thermal
   Coefficient of Resistance The change in resistance of a semiconductor per unit change in temperature, over a specific range of temperature.
   Found on http://www.windmill.co.uk/glossary.html
   
   
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   Thermal
   A printing system where dots are selectively heated and cooled and drag upon a heat sensitive paper. The paper turns dark in the heated areas. See AIM document T-20, 'Direct Thermal Printing'.
   Found on http://www.inotecbsl.co.uk/html/glossary
   
   
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   thermal
   [adj] - relating to or associated with heat 2. [adj] - caused by or designed to retain heat 3. [n] - rising current of warm air
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   thermal
   Pertaining to heat.
   Found on http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese
   
   
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   Thermal
   Adjective describing the effects of temperature of heat, e.g. thermal effects.
   Found on http://www.britishprint.com/tw/glossary.
   
   
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   thermal
   depression which results from high temperatures caused by intense heating at the Earth`s surface. Category: The cosmos • lift imparted to air mass because of greater density of cold surrounding air Category: Transport • in relation to an atmospheric layer, the vector difference between the geostrophic winds at the top and bor=tom of the layer. Category: The cosmos &b...
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   Thermal
   Ther'mal adjective [ Latin thermae hot springs, from Greek ..., plural of ... heat, from ... hot, warm, ... to warm, make hot; perhaps akin to Latin formus warm, and English 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 ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/41
   
   
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   thermal
   Pertaining to or characterised by heat. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    thermal
    thermic adjective relating to or associated with heat; `thermal movements of molecules`; `thermal capacity`; `thermic energy`; `the caloric effect of sunlight`
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    thermal
    adjective caused by or designed to retain heat; `a thermal burn`; `thermal underwear`
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    thermal
    noun rising current of warm air
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    Thermal
    A `thermal column` (or `thermal`) is a column of rising air in the lower altitudes of the Earth's atmosphere. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface from solar radiation, and an example of convection. The Sun warms the ground, which in turn warms the air directly above it. When a pool of warmer air accumulates, it expands and becomes lighter (less dense) than the surrounding air mass. The mass of lighter air will then ...
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    thermal
    (thur´mәl) pertaining to heat.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Thermal
    • (a.) Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit; thermal waters.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
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    thermal
    current of air rising from a locally hot patch of ground. See updraft and downdraft.[4 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/36
    
    
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    thermal
    pertaining to or characterized by heat.
    Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/
    
    
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    thermal
    thermal 1. Relating to or involving heat or heat transfer. 2. A localized air current that rises aloft when the lower atmosphere is heated enough to produce an instability over a certain area. 3. A rising current of relatively warm air, used by gliders and birds to gain height. 4. In meteorology, a localized air current that rises aloft when the lower ...
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    thermal
    Pertaining to heat.
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    Thermal
    A rising parcel of warm, and less dense, air generally produced when the Earth's surface is heated or when cold air moves over a warmer surface such as warm water.
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