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thermal
Meaning: relating to heat or temperature
thermal in a sentence
How thermal is used in real sentences:
Hikers wore thermal jackets to stay warm on the freezing mountain trail.
Deep beneath the surface, thermal springs heat the water enough for visitors to bathe comfortably even in winter.
“That night, Eli aimed a thermal camera at the gap.”
— from the passage The Line Between Gardens
Synonyms for thermal
Other words for thermal — caloric and warm — carry the same meaning.
- caloric
- warm
Where it comes from
From Greek thermos 'hot, warm'
Word parts
- therm — heat
thermal: therm (heat) + -al (relating to)
Memory hook
THERM (heat) + AL — thermal = having to do with heat.