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hydrothermal

/hahy-druh-thur-muhl/US // ˌhaɪ drəˈθɜr məl //UK // (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɜːməl) //

热液,水热,热力,热液性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Geology.

    • : noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.

Examples

  • Researchers looking for signs of early life on Earth have explored sediments of surface waters more than hydrothermal systems, where these fossils were found, Cavalazzi says.

  • The company invested tens of millions of dollars into R&D efforts from concentrated solar power to hydrothermal drilling.

  • The first evidence of these new organisms were within sediments from seven hot springs in China as well as from the deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Guaymas Basin in the Gulf of California.

  • When hiking in the park’s numerous hydrothermal areas, follow the posted warning signs, don’t touch the thermal features, and stay on the raised wooden boardwalks at all times.

  • This moderate three-mile hike takes visitors past phenomenal views of Lassen Peak, across lush alpine meadows, and onto a boardwalk that meanders through an active hydrothermal basin.

  • In other words, the determination of the hydrothermal equivalent is essential.

  • By means of the electrical check experiments, however, a method for determining the hydrothermal equivalent is at hand.

  • Such corrections are impossible unless a proper determination of the hydrothermal equivalent has been made.

  • From the weight of the subject and this factor the hydrothermal equivalent of the body can be calculated.

  • These occurrences are generally held to be due to hydrothermal or geyser action.