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thermal

/thur-muhl/US // ˈθɜr məl //UK // (ˈθɜːməl) //

热能,热力,散热,散热性

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Also thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
    • : of, relating to, or of the nature of thermae: thermal waters.
    • : designed to aid in or promote the retention of body heat: a thermal blanket.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
    • : thermals. thermal underwear.

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Examples

  • This involved some atrociously bad fly fishing, sitting in rocky thermal heated streams and eventually taking a charter on the lake to actually catch some fish.

  • It reduces damage from thermal heat and has a powerful 1,875 wattage.

  • The instrument was going to effectively take the planet’s temperature and tell scientists more about the internal thermal activity and geology of Mars.

  • The synthetic fleece will also add a solid moisture wicking thermal layer below her bibs and jacket for ski days this season.

  • It’s among the best thermal conductors and the fastest electrical conductors, and it’s also great at letting water through while blocking anything else, making it an excellent filter and barrier.

  • Williams An Ohio- based corporation that works in the electrical and thermal insulation industry.

  • Body parts, food, and appliances seen with a thermal imaging camera.

  • Much of the surface of Mars is covered in fine sand and dust, both of which have low thermal inertia.

  • Thermal maps of Earth reveal a lot about the past and present, including changing conditions under climate change.

  • That measure is known as thermal inertia, and it provides information far beyond what we can get from visible light alone.

  • The temples were usually hygienically located near thermal springs or fountains and among groves.

  • We come now to the third point in question, the thermal influence of woods upon the air above them.

  • The whole actual amount of thermal influence, however, is so small that I may rest satisfied with mere mention.

  • But the one will have absorbed but 63∕4 British thermal units, while the other will have absorbed 91∕2.

  • Yet that region is not considered any less safe to visit because of the presence of these thermal phenomena.