thermal: Meaning and Definition of

ther•mal

1. of, pertaining to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
2. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of thermae: thermal waters.
3. designed to aid in or promote the retention of body heat: a thermal blanket.

1. a rising air current caused by heating from the underlying surface, esp. such a current when not producing a cloud.
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