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thermal

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈθɝməl/ · UK /ˈθɜːməl/

thermal means: Related to heat, or designed to produce, measure, or keep heat.

adjective

HEATB2

Related to heat, or designed to produce, measure, or keep heat.

  • Wear thermal socks in winter.
  • The building has good thermal insulation.
  • A thermal camera showed where heat was escaping.

Common phrases: thermal energy, thermal insulation, thermal pool, thermal clothing

noun

RISING WARM AIRC1

A column of warm air rising from the ground, which birds and gliders can ride upward.

  • The eagle rose on a thermal.
  • Glider pilots search for thermals above warm fields.
  • We watched several birds circling in the same thermal.

Similar words: updraft

Common phrases: ride a thermal, rising thermal, catch a thermal

Questions about thermal

What does thermal mean?

Related to heat, or designed to produce, measure, or keep heat.

What is thermal in other languages?

Türkçe: termal · Español: térmico · Français: thermique · Deutsch: thermisch · Italiano: termico · 日本語: 熱の

How do you pronounce thermal?

In American English /ˈθɝməl/; in British English /ˈθɜːməl/.

How do you use thermal in a sentence?

Wear thermal socks in winter. The building has good thermal insulation.

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