Thermal anesthesia
thermal anesthesia or ther·mic anesthesia (thûr’mĭk)
n.
Loss of the ability to sense temperature.
Read Also:
- Thermal-barrier
noun, Aeronautics, Rocketry. 1. the high temperatures produced by the friction between a supersonic object and the earth’s atmosphere that limit the speed of an airplane or rocket. thermal barrier noun 1. an obstacle to flight at very high speeds as a result of the heating effect of air friction Also called heat barrier
- Thermal capacity
thermal capacity n. See heat capacity. thermal capacity See heat capacity.
- Thermal conductance
thermal conductance A measure of the ability of a material to transfer heat per unit time, given one unit area of the material and a temperature gradient through the thickness of the material. It is measured in watts per meter per degree Kelvin.
- Thermal-conductivity
noun, Physics. 1. the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature. thermal conductivity noun 1. a measure of the ability of a substance to conduct heat, determined by […]
- Thermal-diffusion
noun, Physical Chemistry. 1. the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.