<B>thermogram, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a measurement or record made by a thermograph. <BR> <I>Ex. In medicine, infrared is a supplement to X-ray diagnosis, providing doctors with a thermogram--a photograph that shows not what our eyes would see but what hundreds of thermometers would sense (Science News Letter).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermograph">
<B>thermograph, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a thermometer that automatically records temperature. <DD><B> 2. </B>the photographic or other apparatus used in thermography. </DL>
<A NAME="thermographic">
<B>thermographic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of, having to do with, or obtained by a thermograph or thermography. <BR> <I>Ex. The thermographic method ... uses the heat of infrared rays, instead of light, for exposure (R. F. Beckwith).</I> adv. <B>thermographically.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="thermography">
<B>thermography, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the measurement of temperature by means of a thermograph. <DD><B> 2. </B>a method of recording photographically or displaying visually infrared rays emitted by the body which show differences in temperature between healthy and unhealthy tissue. <BR> <I>Ex. In the treatment of burns ... thermography has been hailed as a tool as essential as the scalpel in healing large-area burns (New Scientist).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a method of letterpress printing to produce a raised effect in the print by dusting the printed sheet with a special powder and then heating it until the printed letters appear to be engraved. </DL>
<A NAME="thermohaline">
<B>thermohaline, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with both the temperature and salt content of the ocean. <BR> <I>Ex. thermohaline circulation. In its thermohaline aspects, the ocean ... acts as a heat engine (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermojet">
<B>thermojet, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a jet engine that forces gas out under great pressure. It is the commonest type of jet engine. </DL>
<A NAME="thermojunction">
<B>thermojunction, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the point of union of the two metallic conductors of a thermocouple. </DL>
<A NAME="thermokinematics">
<B>thermokinematics, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the study of motion caused by heat. </DL>
<A NAME="thermolabile">
<B>thermolabile, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Biochemistry.) liable to destruction or loss of characteristic properties at moderately high temperatures, as certain toxins. </DL>
<A NAME="thermology">
<B>thermology, </B>noun. <B>=thermotics.</B></DL>
<A NAME="thermoluminescence">
<B>thermoluminescence, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the emission of light produced by heat or exposure to high temperature. <DD><B> 2. </B>a method of determining the age of an archaeological specimen by heating it at a controlled rate and measuring the light it emits, the amount of such light being proportional to the age of the specimen. <BR> <I>Ex. Pottery and other heat-treated artifacts up to 500,000 years old can be accurately dated by means of thermoluminescence (Scientific American).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermoluminescent">
<B>thermoluminescent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having or showing thermoluminescence. <DD><B> 2. </B>using thermoluminescence. <BR> <I>Ex. thermoluminescent dating of pottery. Another use of thermoluminescent testing is for the detection of faked artifacts (Ralph M. Rowlett).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermolysis">
<B>thermolysis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>(Physiology.) the dispersion or dissipation of heat from the body. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Chemistry.) decomposition or dissociation by heat. </DL>
<A NAME="thermolytic">
<B>thermolytic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or producing thermolysis. </DL>
<B>thermomagnetic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the effect of heat as modifying the magnetic properties of bodies. </DL>
<A NAME="thermomechanical">
<B>thermomechanical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with the use of heat to do mechanical work. </DL>
<A NAME="thermometer">
<B>thermometer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument for measuring temperature. Most thermometers contain mercury or alcohol in a narrow tube. When the temperature outside it goes up, the liquid rises by expanding; when the temperature goes down, the liquid drops by contracting. </DL>
<A NAME="thermometric">
<B>thermometric, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with a thermometer. <BR> <I>Ex. The thermometric scale.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>made by means of a thermometer. <BR> <I>Ex. thermometric observations.</I> adv. <B>thermometrically.</B> </DL>
<B>thermometry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the measurement of temperature. <DD><B> 2. </B>the science that deals with the construction of thermometers and their use. </DL>
<A NAME="thermomotive">
<B>thermomotive, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of, having to do with, or caused by heat applied to produce motion. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with a thermomotor. </DL>
<A NAME="thermomotor">
<B>thermomotor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an engine driven by the expansive power of heated air or other gas. </DL>
<A NAME="thermonuclear">
<B>thermonuclear, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the fusion of atoms through very high temperature, as in the hydrogen bomb. <BR> <I>Ex. a thermonuclear reaction, a thermonuclear weapon.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermonuke">
<B>thermonuke, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Informal.) a thermonuclear weapon. </DL>
<A NAME="thermopane">
<B>Thermopane, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) a double insulating glass for windows and doors. </DL>
<A NAME="thermopause">
<B>thermopause, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the upper region of the thermosphere. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoperiod">
<B>thermoperiod, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the length of time during which a plant is exposed to a particular temperature each day. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoperiodism">
<B>thermoperiodism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the response of a plant to daily changes in temperature. </DL>
<A NAME="thermophile">
<B>thermophile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a bacterium, fungus, or other microorganism that requires a high temperature for its growth. <BR> <I>Ex. The thermophiles ... have a maximum temperature for growth at or above 50 degrees C and a minimum greater than 20 degrees C (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermophilic">
<B>thermophilic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> requiring high temperatures for development. <BR> <I>Ex. thermophilic bacteria.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermophysical">
<B>thermophysical, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the physical characteristics of substances under high temperature or increasing temperature. </DL>
<A NAME="thermopile">
<B>thermopile, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Physics.) a device consisting of several thermocouples acting together for the production of a combined effect, as for generating currents or for ascertaining minute temperature differences. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoplastic">
<B>thermoplastic, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> becoming soft and capable of being molded when heated, as certain synthetic resins do. <DD><I>noun </I> a thermoplastic material. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoplasticity">
<B>thermoplasticity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> thermoplastic property or condition. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoreceptor">
<B>thermoreceptor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sense organ stimulated by a change in the temperature. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoregulate">
<B>thermoregulate, </B>intransitive verb, transitive verb, <B>-lated,</B> <B>-lating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to undergo or cause to undergo thermoregulation. <BR> <I>Ex. The next step is to ... see whether the monkeys will thermoregulate around the new set point (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermoregulation">
<B>thermoregulation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> regulation of body temperature. <BR> <I>Ex. mammalian thermoregulation.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermoregulator">
<B>thermoregulator, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an internal mechanism that regulates body temperature. <BR> <I>Ex. Our juncos, chickadees, and kinglets appear to use different thermoregulators than the ones ... in the Sudan (New Scientist).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>any device, such as a thermostat, that regulates temperature. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoregulatory">
<B>thermoregulatory, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with thermoregulation. <BR> <I>Ex. The thermoregulatory behaviour of mice was influenced by the intensity and duration of the heat they received (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="thermoremanence">
<B>thermoremanence, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the magnetism remaining in a substance that was once molten and then cooled at the Curie point. <DD><B> 2. </B>a method of determining the age of a rock or other substance by measuring its remanent or residual magnetism against the present-day magnetism of the earth. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoremanent">
<B>thermoremanent, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with thermoremanence. </DL>
<B>thermos bottle,</B> <B>flask,</B> or <B>jug,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bottle, flask, or jug made with a vacuum between the inner and outer walls so that its contents remain at their original temperature for hours; vacuum bottle. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoscope">
<B>thermoscope, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument or device for indicating variations in temperature without measuring their amount. </DL>
<A NAME="thermoscopic">
<B>thermoscopic, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or made by means of the thermoscope. </DL>
<B>thermosetting, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> becoming hard and permanently shaped under the continued application of heat, as certain synthetic resins do. <DD><I>noun </I> thermosetting action or quality. </DL>
<A NAME="thermosiphon">
<B>thermosiphon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a siphon attachment by which the circulation in a system of hot-water pipes is increased or induced. </DL>
