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Traditional English :: thermo-
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thermomter.html - comb. form denoting heat. [Gk f. thermos hot, therme heat] |
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Traditional English :: thermochemistry
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thermomter.html - n. the branch of chemistry dealing with the quantities of heat evolved or absorbed during chemical reactions. |
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Traditional English :: thermocouple
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thermomter.html - n. a pair of different metals in contact at a point, generating a thermoelectric voltage that can serve as a measure of temperature at this point relative to their other parts. |
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Traditional English :: thermodynamics
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thermomter.html - n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) the science of the relations between heat and other (mechanical, electrical, etc.) forms of energy. thermodynamic adj. thermodynamical adj. thermodynamically adv. thermodynamicist n. |
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Traditional English :: thermoelectric
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thermomter.html - adj. producing electricity by a difference of temperatures. thermoelectrically adv. thermoelectricity n. |
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Traditional English :: thermogenesis
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thermomter.html - n.
the production of heat, esp. in a human or animal body. |
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