Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermoconform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ther-mo-con-form
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To adopt the surrounding temperature

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"First, a reptile that thermoconforms while active (slope = 1) may still achieve a low variance in body temperature by restricting its activity to times and habitats with suitable microenvironments."
"They must either thermoconform to their environment, if their environmental temperature is relatively constant or if they can tolerate fluctuations in T_b, or use behavioral regulatory mechanisms to maintain a T_b that is somewhat independent of environmental temperature."

Etymology

From thermo- + conform.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thermo

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

thermoconforms (present, singular) thermoconforming (participle, present) thermoconformed (participle, past) thermoconformed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

thermoconformity

Questions

What does thermoconform mean?: To adopt the surrounding temperature
Where does thermoconform come from?: From thermo- + conform.

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