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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