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adjective
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Also, thermic. of, pertaining to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
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of, pertaining to, or of the nature of thermae: thermal waters.
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designed to aid in or promote the retention of body heat: a thermal blanket.
noun
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Meteorology. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, especially such a current when not producing a cloud.
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thermals. thermal underwear.
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Thermals
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thermal underwear
noun
underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
Also called thermals.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
thermal
1756, "having to do with hot springs," from Fr. thermal (Buffon), from Gk. therme "heat," from PIE *ghwerm-/*ghworm- "warm" (cf. L. fornax "an oven, kiln," formus "warm," O.E. wearm; see warm). Sense of "having to do with heat" is first recorded 1837. The noun meaning "rising
EXPANDcurrent of relatively warm air" is recorded from 1933.
COLLAPSE
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Medical Dictionary
thermal ther·mal (thûr'məl)
adj.
Of, relating to, using, producing, or caused by heat.
Intended or designed in such a way as to help retain body heat.
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Science Dictionary
thermal  (thûr'məl) Pronunciation Key
Adjective Relating to heat. Noun A usually columnar mass of warm air that rises in the lower atmosphere because it is less dense than the air around it. Thermals form because the ground surface is heated unevenly by the Sun. The air usually rises until it is in equilibrium with the air surrounding it. |
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