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Thermal (disambiguation)

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Thermal may refer to:
  • Clothing
    Clothing
    A feature of nearly all modern human societies is the wearing of clothing or clothes, a category encompassing a wide variety of materials that cover the body....

     worn in extreme cold to conserve body heat
  • Exothermic reaction
    Exothermic reaction
    An exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat. It is the opposite of an endothermic reaction. Expressed in a chemical equation:-Overview:...

     in chemistry
  • Thermal radiation
    Thermal radiation
    Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted from the surface of an object which is due to the object's temperature. An example of thermal radiation is the infrared radiation emitted by a common household radiator or electric heater. A person near a raging bonfire will feel the radiated...

  • Heat
    Heat
    In physics and thermodynamics, heat is the process of energy transfer from one body or system due to thermal contact, which in turn is defined as an energy transfer to a body in any other way than due to work performed on the body....

  • Thermal, California
    Thermal, California
    Thermal is a small unincorporated community located approximately 25 miles southeast of Palm Springs and about 9.5 miles north of the Salton Sea. Although one can find sunny skies most days, residents occasionally endure strong winds and sizzling summer temperatures well above 100 degrees...

    , small town in the United States
  • Thermal, Fresno County, California
    Thermal, Fresno County, California
    Thermal is a former settlement in Fresno County, California. It was located south of Auberry. The place was so named for the hot springs there, where a resort was established.A post office operated at Thermal from 1889 to 1900....

    , former town in the United States
  • Thermal neutron
  • Thermal power station
    Thermal power station
    A thermal power station is a power plant in which the prime mover is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which either drives an electrical generator or does some other work, like ship propulsion. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a...

    , power station that produces electricity using heat
  • Thermistor
    Thermistor
    A thermistor is a type of resistor whose resistance varies with temperature. The word is a portmanteau of thermal and resistor. Thermistors are widely used as inrush current limiters, temperature sensors, self-resetting overcurrent protectors, and self-regulating heating elements.Thermistors differ...

    , type of resistor used to measure temperature
  • Thermodynamics
    Thermodynamics
    In physics, thermodynamics is the study of the conversion of energy into work and heat and its relation to macroscopic variables such as temperature, volume and pressure...

     or Thermal Physics
  • Thermographic camera
    Thermographic camera
    A thermographic camera, sometimes called a FLIR , or an infrared camera less specifically, is a device that forms an image using infrared radiation, similar to a common camera that forms an image using visible light...

    , or "thermal vision"
  • The Thermals
    The Thermals
    The Thermals are an indie/pop-punk band based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The group was formed in 2002.- History :The Thermals were formed in 2002 by Hutch Harris and Kathy Foster, who had been band mates before, most notably the aptly named group Hutch & Kathy...

    , indie/punk band from Portland, Oregon
  • Thermal pad (electronics)
    Thermal pad (electronics)
    A thermal relief pad is a PCB pad connected to a copper pour using a thermal connection. It looks like a normal pad with copper "spokes" connecting it to the surrounding copper....

    , used in printed wiring boards