adjective, noun
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (technical) connected with heat:
thermal energy / insulation
2 (of clothing) designed to keep you warm by preventing heat from escaping from the body:
thermal underwear
3 (of streams, lakes, etc.) in which the water has been naturally heated by the earth:
thermal springs
thermally adverb
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] a rising current of warm air used, for example, by a GLIDER to gain height
2 (thermals) [pl.] (especially BrE) warm underwear that prevents heat from escaping from the body
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