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thermal

/ˈθɝməl/noun, adjective2 syllables

Thermal means: relating to or associated with heat.

Synonyms for thermal4

adjective, as in relating to or associated with heat

thermic, caloric

adjective, as in caused by or designed to retain heat

hot

also used for thermal

thermal column

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Opposites of thermal

nonthermal

What does thermal mean?4

adjective

1

relating to or associated with heat“thermal movements of molecules”

2

caused by or designed to retain heat“a thermal burn”

3

of or relating to a hot spring“thermal water”

noun

1

rising current of warm air

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thermal?1

four syllables

geothermal
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Thermal in a sentence

  • Air provides considerable thermal insulation when trapped in a chamber.AlanF_US
  • These thermal socks will keep your feet warm.Hybrid
  • A warming ocean causes thermal stress that contributes to coral bleaching and infectious disease.Hybrid
  • Soon will come the first guests to bathe in the thermal baths.Mithridates
  • Before noon only women are admitted into the thermal baths.Mithridates
  • The men can visit the thermal baths after noon.Mithridates
  • The helmets are equipped with portable thermal scanners.Hybrid
  • The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.omerfarukckmk

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Forms of thermal

as a noun

plural
thermals