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thermal 1. of, relating to, caused by, or generating heat or increased temperature 2. (of garments or fabrics) specially designed so as to have exceptional heat-retaining properties 3. Meteorol a column of rising air caused by local unequal heating of the land surface, and used by gliders and birds to gain height thermal [′thər·məl] (meteorology) A relatively small-scale, rising current of air produced when the atmosphere is heated enough locally by the earth's surface to produce absolute instability in its lower layers. (thermodynamics) Of or concerning heat. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Another thing, Trillium Covert and Madrono Ranch were happily situated in a narrow thermal belt, so that in the frosty mornings of winter the temperature was always several degrees higher than in the rest of the valley. |
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