Thermal Meaning
/ˈθɜːməl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjPertaining to heat or temperature.
adjProviding efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.
Sentence Examples
Air provides considerable thermal insulation when trapped in a chamber.
Yellowstone Park has many thermal areas of geysers and mud pots.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ energy coming from the sun warms the earth's surface every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The athletes wore special ____ clothing to help them stay warm while they were competing in the snowy weather today.
Word Origin & History
From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads."
— 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
"The hawk had mounted its thermal by the time he got to the yard, flapping its wings violently against the updraft."
— 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 91:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ energy coming from the sun warms the earth's surface every day.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The athletes wore special ____ clothing to help them stay warm while they were competing in the snowy weather today.