Thermal
adjective
Related to heat.
Thermal energy is often used in power plants.
Often appears as...
- thermal energy
- thermal power
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Scientific
noun
An upward current of warm air, used by birds and gliders to gain height.
The eagle soared on the thermals, high above the mountains.
Often appears as...
- riding the thermals
- soaring thermals
adjective
Designed to retain body heat.
He wore a thermal jacket to keep himself warm in winter.
Often appears as...
- thermal jacket
- thermal underwear
adjective
Related to heat.
Thermal energy is often used in power plants.
Often appears as...
- thermal energy
- thermal power
Usage tips
Scientific
noun
An upward current of warm air, used by birds and gliders to gain height.
The eagle soared on the thermals, high above the mountains.
Often appears as...
- riding the thermals
- soaring thermals
adjective
Designed to retain body heat.
He wore a thermal jacket to keep himself warm in winter.
Often appears as...
- thermal jacket
- thermal underwear
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Term
Used in science to describe processes or objects that involve heat, like in physics or environmental studies.
Thermal conductivity measures how well heat passes through a material.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something as being 'hot' in a figurative sense, such as a topic.
The debate on climate change has become a thermal topic recently.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Hot
Although associated with heat, 'thermal' doesn't mean something is hot to touch, more that it relates to heat.
Thermal insulation helps maintain the building's temperature.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Term
Used in science to describe processes or objects that involve heat, like in physics or environmental studies.
Thermal conductivity measures how well heat passes through a material.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something as being 'hot' in a figurative sense, such as a topic.
The debate on climate change has become a thermal topic recently.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Hot
Although associated with heat, 'thermal' doesn't mean something is hot to touch, more that it relates to heat.
Thermal insulation helps maintain the building's temperature.
Pro Tip 1/3Scientific Term
Used in science to describe processes or objects that involve heat, like in physics or environmental studies.
Thermal conductivity measures how well heat passes through a material.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe something as being 'hot' in a figurative sense, such as a topic.
The debate on climate change has become a thermal topic recently.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Hot
Although associated with heat, 'thermal' doesn't mean something is hot to touch, more that it relates to heat.
Thermal insulation helps maintain the building's temperature.
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against a mother's bare chest this is an incredibly effective form of thermal regulation and has a host of other benefits like promoting breastfeeding and mother-to-child bonding but it's difficult for mothers to do this 24 hours a day especially in cases where they have to go back to work days after they deliver to support the rest of the
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that weight it's amazing isn't it the speed with which this technology can be used may allow huge improvements in how the world reacts to humanitarian crises a concrete canvas building has good thermal properties so whatever's inside is kept either cool or warm and it can even provide a sterile environment for
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Spotting the World's...
see that. But it's undeniable that is a Peregrine Falcon that's the fastest animal in the world. Peregrine Falcon. And their eyesight is absolutely brilliant at least eight times as good as ours. Peregrine's like to attack from above, so they use the thermals to position themselves on top of their prey,
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Why the universe seems...
would hit the ground at the same instant. And that's because in Middle World, air friction is always there. If we'd evolved in a vacuum, we would expect them to hit the ground simultaneously. If we were bacteria, constantly buffeted by thermal movements of molecules, it would be different.
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because every object with a temperature above absolute zero will emit light. This is called thermal radiation. The hotter an object gets, the higher frequency the light it emits. When you heat a piece of iron, it will emit more and more frequencies of infrared light,
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Fred Jansen: How to land...
and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet. And, of course, it's the first satellite to go beyond the orbit of Jupiter on solar cells. Now, this sounds more heroic than it actually is, because the technology to use radio isotope thermal generators
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The mysterious science...
Sensors in specialized nerve endings detect mechanical, thermal, and chemical threats. If enough sensors are activated, electrical signals shoot up the nerve to the spine and on to the brain. The brain weighs the importance of these signals
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What's below the tip of...
that can extend a nautical mile away from the iceberg. This water is colder than the surrounding sea water, and the temperature variation creates thermal currents in the vicinity of the iceberg. Life thrives on and around an iceberg.
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Vampire Bats feeding on...
in the atacama desert george has called in wildlife camerawoman sophie darlington her thermal camera will be able to
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in the atacama desert george has called in wildlife camerawoman sophie darlington her thermal camera will be able to
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Lifesaving tech powered...
against a mother's bare chest this is an incredibly effective form of thermal regulation and has a host of other benefits like promoting breastfeeding and mother-to-child bonding but it's difficult for mothers to do this 24 hours a day especially in cases where they have to go back to work days after they deliver to support the rest of the
Video examples
Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
that weight it's amazing isn't it the speed with which this technology can be used may allow huge improvements in how the world reacts to humanitarian crises a concrete canvas building has good thermal properties so whatever's inside is kept either cool or warm and it can even provide a sterile environment for
Video examples
Spotting the World's...
see that. But it's undeniable that is a Peregrine Falcon that's the fastest animal in the world. Peregrine Falcon. And their eyesight is absolutely brilliant at least eight times as good as ours. Peregrine's like to attack from above, so they use the thermals to position themselves on top of their prey,
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
would hit the ground at the same instant. And that's because in Middle World, air friction is always there. If we'd evolved in a vacuum, we would expect them to hit the ground simultaneously. If we were bacteria, constantly buffeted by thermal movements of molecules, it would be different.
Video examples
How quantum mechanics...
because every object with a temperature above absolute zero will emit light. This is called thermal radiation. The hotter an object gets, the higher frequency the light it emits. When you heat a piece of iron, it will emit more and more frequencies of infrared light,
Video examples
Fred Jansen: How to land...
and that's how we know where we are respective to the comet. And, of course, it's the first satellite to go beyond the orbit of Jupiter on solar cells. Now, this sounds more heroic than it actually is, because the technology to use radio isotope thermal generators
Video examples
The mysterious science...
Sensors in specialized nerve endings detect mechanical, thermal, and chemical threats. If enough sensors are activated, electrical signals shoot up the nerve to the spine and on to the brain. The brain weighs the importance of these signals
Video examples
What's below the tip of...
that can extend a nautical mile away from the iceberg. This water is colder than the surrounding sea water, and the temperature variation creates thermal currents in the vicinity of the iceberg. Life thrives on and around an iceberg.
Video examples
Vampire Bats feeding on...
in the atacama desert george has called in wildlife camerawoman sophie darlington her thermal camera will be able to
Video examples
Bizarre Bat Moments PIPE...
in the atacama desert george has called in wildlife camerawoman sophie darlington her thermal camera will be able to
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Carrie Nugent
American Scientist
One of the reasons NEOWISE is so valuable is that it sees the sky in the thermal infrared. That means that instead of seeing the sunlight that asteroids reflect, NEOWISE sees the heat that they emit. This is a vital capability, since some asteroids are as dark as coal and can be difficult or impossible to spot with other telescopes.
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Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
You know, one of the great things about most renewable technologies - not every technology, but many of them - is the jobs have to be local. When you're talking about a power plant and power generation using solar thermal technology, the jobs will be where the plant is.
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Max von Laue
German Scientist
For both reasons, owing to the thermal motion and to the working together of various wavelengths, factors arise which, in a similar manner to the structural factor, exert some influence upon the brightness of the interference points but not upon their location.
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Wolfgang Ketterle
German Physicist
Laser cooling opened a new route to ultralow temperature physics. Laser cooling experiments, with room temperature vacuum chambers and easy optical access, look very different from cryogenic cells with multi-layer thermal shielding around them.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
Today, we have sophisticated building technology: we can calculate and simulate the environments and performance of the building, the thermal exposure of envelop, or the air flow through an urban space or structure.
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William McDonough
American Designer
I am very focused on large-scale deployments of renewable power and how we're going to get this done. Imagine our military bases covered with solar thermal collectors that could generate steam and electricity.
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Claude Nicollier
American Astronaut
You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers.
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Jens Martin Skibsted
Danish Designer
Our houses, shops, and factories waste gigantic amounts of energy, often in the form of excess heat. How do we slash this waste? The answer is fairly simple: with a smart thermal water grid.
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Lucy Worsley
Windows will grow smaller again and houses will contain much less glass - not only because of the high energy costs of glass but because it's thermally inefficient.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal.
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Carrie Nugent
American Scientist
One of the reasons NEOWISE is so valuable is that it sees the sky in the thermal infrared. That means that instead of seeing the sunlight that asteroids reflect, NEOWISE sees the heat that they emit. This is a vital capability, since some asteroids are as dark as coal and can be difficult or impossible to spot with other telescopes.
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Vinod Khosla
American Businessman
You know, one of the great things about most renewable technologies - not every technology, but many of them - is the jobs have to be local. When you're talking about a power plant and power generation using solar thermal technology, the jobs will be where the plant is.
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Max von Laue
German Scientist
For both reasons, owing to the thermal motion and to the working together of various wavelengths, factors arise which, in a similar manner to the structural factor, exert some influence upon the brightness of the interference points but not upon their location.
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Wolfgang Ketterle
German Physicist
Laser cooling opened a new route to ultralow temperature physics. Laser cooling experiments, with room temperature vacuum chambers and easy optical access, look very different from cryogenic cells with multi-layer thermal shielding around them.
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Bjarke Ingels
Danish Architect
Today, we have sophisticated building technology: we can calculate and simulate the environments and performance of the building, the thermal exposure of envelop, or the air flow through an urban space or structure.
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William McDonough
American Designer
I am very focused on large-scale deployments of renewable power and how we're going to get this done. Imagine our military bases covered with solar thermal collectors that could generate steam and electricity.
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Claude Nicollier
American Astronaut
You can see these boxes which are covered with metal foils for thermal reasons, and they are also, most of the time, thermally controlled inside to keep reasonable temperature inside each of these containers.
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Jens Martin Skibsted
Danish Designer
Our houses, shops, and factories waste gigantic amounts of energy, often in the form of excess heat. How do we slash this waste? The answer is fairly simple: with a smart thermal water grid.
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Lucy Worsley
Windows will grow smaller again and houses will contain much less glass - not only because of the high energy costs of glass but because it's thermally inefficient.
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Piyush Goyal
Indian Politician
India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal.
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