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• Thermoscope

  noun 1. a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature thermoscope ther·mo·scope (thûr’mə-skōp’) n. An instrument that indicates slight differences of temperature but does not record them.

• Thermosensitive

  [thur-moh-sen-si-tiv] /ˌθɜr moʊˈsɛn sɪ tɪv/ adjective, Chemistry. 1. readily affected by heat or a change in temperature.

• Thermosetting

  [thur-moh-set-ing] /ˈθɜr moʊˌsɛt ɪŋ/ adjective 1. pertaining to a type of plastic, as the urea resins, that sets when heated and cannot be remolded. thermosetting /ˌθɜːməʊˈsɛtɪŋ/ adjective 1. (of a material, esp a synthetic plastic or resin) hardening permanently after one application of heat and pressure. Thermosetting plastics, such as phenol-formaldehyde, cannot be remoulded Compare […]

• Thermosiphon

  [thur-muh-sahy-fuh n] /ˌθɜr məˈsaɪ fən/ noun 1. an arrangement of siphon tubes that enables water in a heating apparatus to circulate by means of convection. thermosiphon /ˌθɜːməʊˈsaɪfən/ noun 1. a system in which a coolant is circulated by convection caused by a difference in density between the hot and cold portions of the liquid

• Thermosphere

  [thur-muh-sfeer] /ˈθɜr məˌsfɪər/ noun 1. the region of the upper atmosphere in which temperature increases continuously with altitude, encompassing essentially all of the atmosphere above the mesosphere. thermosphere /ˈθɜːməˌsfɪə/ noun 1. an atmospheric layer lying between the mesosphere and the exosphere, reaching an altitude of about 400 kilometres where the temperature is over 1000°C thermosphere […]

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