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thermal

  • adjective
  • /ˈθɜːməl/

Pertaining to heat or temperature.

Other meanings

  1. Providing efficient insulation so as to keep the body warm.

  2. Caused or brought about by heat.

Synonyms

  • caloric

Word history

From Ancient Greek "θέρμη" (heat).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “thermal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.