thermal
To create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorchTo create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
» These thermal socks will keep your feet warm.
Эти термальные носки сохранят ваши ноги в тепле. — marafon
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2 sensesTo create a rough finish on stone by treating it with a high-temperature blowtorch.
To fly an unpowered aircraft in a thermal (column of rising air).
Examples
15 sentencesThese thermal socks will keep your feet warm.
ruЭти термальные носки сохранят ваши ноги в тепле. — marafon
The helmets are equipped with portable thermal scanners.
The men can visit the thermal baths after noon.
The atomic reactor generates enormous amounts of thermal energy.
deDer Atomreaktor produziert eine Menge Wärmeenergie. — Yorwba
Air provides considerable thermal insulation when trapped in a chamber.
Origin
From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”),From French thermal, from New Latin *thermalis, from Ancient Greek θέρμη (thérmē, “heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“to heat, warm”).
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Forms
thermals, thermaling, thermaled, thermaled| Base form | thermal · to thermal |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thermals |
| Present participle | thermaling |
| Past simple | thermaled / thermalled |
| Past participle | thermaled / thermalled |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.