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ther·mal

(thûr′məl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, using, producing, or caused by heat.

2. Intended or designed in such a way as to help retain body heat: thermal underwear.

A rising current of warm air.

ther′mal·ly adv.

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thermal

(ˈθɜːməl)

adj

1. (General Physics) Also: thermic of, relating to, caused by, or generating heat or increased temperature

2. hot or warm: thermal baths; thermal spring.

3. (Textiles) (of garments or fabrics) specially designed so as to have exceptional heat-retaining properties

4. (Physical Geography) meteorol a column of rising air caused by local unequal heating of the land surface, and used by gliders and birds to gain height

5. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) thermal garments, esp underclothes

ˈthermally adv

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ther•mal

(ˈθɜr məl)

adj.

1. Also, thermic. of, pertaining to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal energy.

2. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of hot or warm springs: thermal waters.

3. designed to aid in or promote the retention of body heat: a thermal blanket; thermal underwear.

4. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface.

5. thermals, clothing, esp. underwear, designed to help retain body heat.

[1750–60]

ther′mal•ly, adv.

ther·mal

(thûr′məl)

Adjective

Relating to heat.

Noun

A current of warm air that rises because it is less dense than the air around it.

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thermal

A rising column of warm air.

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Noun	1.	thermal - rising current of warm air air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
Adj.	1.	thermal - relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight" caloric, thermic nonthermal - not involving heat; "nonthermal luminescence"
	2.	thermal - of or relating to a hot spring; "thermal water"
	3.	thermal - caused by or designed to retain heat; "a thermal burn"; "thermal underwear" hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead"

Translations

حَراري

tepelnýtermální

termisk

thermal Thermik

termal térmico

lämpö

thermal thermique

termál

hita-/varma-

termico caldo termale

šiluminis

karstssiltuma-termisks

termo-

tepelnýtermálny

ısıyla ilgilitermik

热的

thermal

[ˈθɜːməl]

A. ADJ [current] → termal; [underwear, blanket] → térmico

B. N

1. (Met) → térmica f, corriente f térmica

2. thermals (= underwear) → ropa f interior térmica

C. CPD thermal baths NPL = thermal springs thermal printer N → termoimpresora f
thermal reactor N → reactor m térmico
thermal springs NPL → termas fpl, fuentes fpl termales

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

thermal

[ˈθɜː^rm^əl] adj

[power station, insulation, energy] → thermique

[spring, lake] → thermal(e)

[underwear, vest, socks, leggings] → en Thermolactyl®thermal baths npl → thermes mplthermal imaging camera n → caméra f à vision nocturne

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thermal

adj

(Phys) → Wärme-; neutron, reactor, equilibrium → thermisch; thermal expansion → Wärmeausdehnung f; thermal power station → Wärmekraftwerk nt

clothing → Thermo-; thermal socks → Thermosocken pl; thermal blanket → Aluminiumdecke f; thermal underwear → Thermounterwäsche f

(Aviat, Met) → Thermik f no pl

thermals pl (inf: = thermal underwear) → Thermounterwäsche f

thermal

thermal barrier

n (Phys, Aviat) → Temperatur- or Hitzebarriere f

thermal baths

pl → Thermalbäder pl

thermal conductivity

n → Wärmeleitfähigkeit f

thermal imager

n → Thermograf m

thermal imaging

n → Thermografie f

thermal imaging system

n → Thermografiesystem nt

thermal paper

n → Thermopapier nt

thermal printer

n (Comput) → Thermodrucker m

thermal spa

n → Thermalbad nt

thermal spring

n → Thermalquelle f

thermal transfer

n → Thermotransfer m

thermal unit

n → Wärmeeinheit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

thermal

[ˈθɜːm/əl] adj (currents, spring) → termale; (underwear) → termico/a; (paper) → termosensibile

thermal

(əθəːməl) adjective

of heat. thermal springs (= natural springs of warm or hot water); thermal units.

ther·mal

, thermic

a. termal, térmico-a, rel. al calor o producido por éste.

thermal

adj térmico

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