thermaladjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈθɜː.məl/us/ˈθɝː.məl/specializedconnected with heat:
thermal conductivity (= ability of a substance to carry heat)
It was the Romans who first recognized the medicinal benefits of Hungary's thermal springs (= ones which produce hot water).
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Hot & heat
- beat
- boil
- boiling
- burning
- closeness
- dog days
- fug
- heat
- heating
- heatwave
- overheat
- red-hot
- roasting
- sizzling
- steaming
- stifling
- stuffy
- sweltering
- thermo-
- torrid
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thermally
adverb uk/ˈθɜː.məl.i/us/ˈθɝː.məl.i/
thermalnoun
uk/ˈθɜː.məl/us/ˈθɝː.məl/thermal noun (HOT AIR)
[ C ] specialized environment a large column of hot air rising from the ground
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Wind & winds
- airstream
- anemometer
- blast
- breeze
- choppy
- drafty
- dust devil
- El Niño
- eolian
- hurricane
- jet stream
- prevailing
- sigh
- southeasterly
- southerly
- the Beaufort scale
- tornado
- westerly
- wind gauge
- windsock
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thermal noun (CLOTHES)
thermals [ plural ]
informal for thermal underwear
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Underwear
- basque
- bloomer
- bodice
- bodysuit
- boxer shorts
- drawer
- falsies
- French knickers
- G-string
- girdle
- jock
- slip
- string vest
- thermal underwear
- thong
- training bra
- uplift
- vest
- VPL
- Y-fronts
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