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单词 geothermal
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Definition of geothermal in English:

geothermal

adjective dʒiːə(ʊ)ˈθəːm(ə)lˌdʒioʊˈθərməl
  • Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth.

    some 70 per cent of Iceland's energy needs are met from geothermal sources
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It descends to a considerable depth, where it picks up geothermal heat and dissolves minerals.
    • Hopefully in the near future St Lucia will receive its electrical power from this geothermal source.
    • With their geothermal underground springs, Icelanders heat their water for next to nothing.
    • As with other alternative sources of energy, geothermal power is considered environmentally friendly.
    • The average rate of cooling can be translated into mean incision rates assuming a geothermal gradient.
    • Site geologic conditions dictate the economic viability of either type of geothermal system.
    • In addition, the ice sheet acts like a huge blanket that locks in the geothermal heat naturally radiated from Earth.
    • Water as hot as 380°C gushes out of geothermal springs along the spreading centers.
    • The internal, or geothermal, heat from within the Earth is responsible for the fact that temperature increases with depth.
    • At €750,000, this five-bed property is equipped with a geothermal heat pump and solar panels.
    • High geothermal activity and high heat flow at shallow levels in the crust are most likely due to aqueous fluids.
    • These rocks were later affected by low-grade metamorphism under high geothermal gradients.
    • The large area of wooden flooring conceals hydronic geothermal heating, using the nearby lake as a heat source/sink.
    • Once wet-based ice covered the area, the limited permafrost would have melted as a result of geothermal heating.
    • A closed-loop geothermal heat pump system relies on the constant temperature of the earth below the frost line.
    • There is no way a local authority can say that it cannot grant a building consent for that property because of subsidence or geothermal activity.
    • He was long associated with study of geothermal features and water issues of Yellowstone National Park.
    • On Earth, microbes can derive energy from sources other than the sun, such as chemical and geothermal energy from hydrothermal vents.
    • Experts say geothermal heat pumps can be used almost anywhere in the U.S. and the world.
    • Alternatively, the present-day geothermal gradient may be lower than that used in calculating the profile.

Derivatives

  • geothermally

  • adverbˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈθəːməliˌdʒioʊˈθərməli
    • We think that a primary food source for them is hydrogen, perhaps the bulk of which is geothermally created.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Females lay eggs only where they can reach geothermally heated sites by digging a tunnel, and where the soil is soft enough to do so.
      • Current estimates show 400,000 U.S. families breathing easy in geothermally heated homes by 2000.
      • Iceland's Blue Lagoon is a shallow lake, geothermally heated, using the run-off from the nearby power station.
      • Some megapodes place their eggs in shallow pits or burrows to be warmed geothermally or with sun-warmed sand.

Rhymes

epidermal, isothermal, pachydermal, taxidermal, thermal
 
 

Definition of geothermal in US English:

geothermal

(also geothermic)
adjectiveˌjēōˈTHərməlˌdʒioʊˈθərməl
  • Relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth.

    some 70% of Iceland's energy needs are met from geothermal sources
    Example sentencesExamples
    • High geothermal activity and high heat flow at shallow levels in the crust are most likely due to aqueous fluids.
    • Alternatively, the present-day geothermal gradient may be lower than that used in calculating the profile.
    • Hopefully in the near future St Lucia will receive its electrical power from this geothermal source.
    • He was long associated with study of geothermal features and water issues of Yellowstone National Park.
    • At €750,000, this five-bed property is equipped with a geothermal heat pump and solar panels.
    • The large area of wooden flooring conceals hydronic geothermal heating, using the nearby lake as a heat source/sink.
    • Site geologic conditions dictate the economic viability of either type of geothermal system.
    • The internal, or geothermal, heat from within the Earth is responsible for the fact that temperature increases with depth.
    • Water as hot as 380°C gushes out of geothermal springs along the spreading centers.
    • The average rate of cooling can be translated into mean incision rates assuming a geothermal gradient.
    • With their geothermal underground springs, Icelanders heat their water for next to nothing.
    • It descends to a considerable depth, where it picks up geothermal heat and dissolves minerals.
    • These rocks were later affected by low-grade metamorphism under high geothermal gradients.
    • As with other alternative sources of energy, geothermal power is considered environmentally friendly.
    • There is no way a local authority can say that it cannot grant a building consent for that property because of subsidence or geothermal activity.
    • Experts say geothermal heat pumps can be used almost anywhere in the U.S. and the world.
    • On Earth, microbes can derive energy from sources other than the sun, such as chemical and geothermal energy from hydrothermal vents.
    • In addition, the ice sheet acts like a huge blanket that locks in the geothermal heat naturally radiated from Earth.
    • Once wet-based ice covered the area, the limited permafrost would have melted as a result of geothermal heating.
    • A closed-loop geothermal heat pump system relies on the constant temperature of the earth below the frost line.
 
 
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