thermal
/ˈθɜːməl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to heat or temperature.
adj
Caused or brought about by heat.
noun
A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of a planet's surface.
noun
FLIR.
noun
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "The hawk had mounted its thermal by the time he got to the yard, flapping its wings violently against the updraft."
Etymology
From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: *gʷʰer-, thermal, *thermalis, θέρμη
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈθɜːməl/
- British English: /ˈθɜːməl/