thermal

Meanings

Plural: thermals

Noun

rising current of warm air
A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of a planet's surface.

Adjective

relating to or associated with heat
- "thermal movements of molecules"
- "thermal capacity"
of or relating to a hot spring
- "thermal water"

Adjective Satellite

caused by or designed to retain heat
- "a thermal burn"
- "thermal underwear"

Adj

Pertaining to heat or temperature.
Providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.
Caused or brought about by heat.
Having a rough finish from treatment with a blowtorch.

Verb

To create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
To fly an unpowered aircraft in a thermal (column of rising air).

Origin / Etymology

From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).

Synonyms

caloric, thermal column, thermic

Antonyms

nonthermal

Scrabble Score: 12

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