Definition of Thermel
Ther"mal (?), a. [L. thermae hot
springs, fr. Gr. &?;, pl. of &?; heat, fr. &?; hot, warm, &?; to warm, make
hot; perhaps akin to L. formus warm, and E. forceps.] Of
or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit;
thermal waters.
The thermal condition of the earth.
J. D. Forbes.
Thermal conductivity, Thermal
spectrum. See under Conductivity, and
Spectrum. -- Thermal unit (Physics),
a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat.
The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise
the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree
Centigrade. See Calorie, and under Unit.
Ther"mal (?), a. [L. thermae hot
springs, fr. Gr. &?;, pl. of &?; heat, fr. &?; hot, warm, &?; to warm, make
hot; perhaps akin to L. formus warm, and E. forceps.] Of
or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit;
thermal waters.
The thermal condition of the earth.
J. D. Forbes.
Thermal conductivity, Thermal
spectrum. See under Conductivity, and
Spectrum. -- Thermal unit (Physics),
a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat.
The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise
the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree
Centigrade. See Calorie, and under Unit.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A rising column of air.
- Something pertaining to temperature.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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