thermal

English

Etymology

From New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thermē, “heat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈθɝməl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)məl

Noun

thermal (plural thermals)

1. (meteorology) A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of Earth's surface.

Synonyms

• thermal column

Translations

column of rising air

• Mandarin: 上升暖气流 (cmn)
• Finnish: termiikki (fi)

• Italian: corrente ascensionale (it)

Adjective

thermal (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to heat or temperature.
2. (fabric) providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.

Derived terms

• thermally

Translations

pertaining to heat or temperature

• Mandarin: 热量的, 烫的, 温泉的, 导热的 (cmn)
• Finnish: lämpö- (fi)
• French: thermique (fr)
• Irish: teirmeach (ga)

• Italian: termico (it)
• Romanian: termal (ro), termic (ro)
• Spanish: termal (es)

providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm

• Finnish: lämpö- (fi)
• French: thermique (fr)

• Spanish: termal (es)

Related terms

• therm
• thermo-

External links

• thermal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• thermal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɛʁ.mal/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Adjective

thermal m (feminine thermale, masculine plural thermaux, feminine plural thermales)

1. thermal