English words for '(physics) thermal diffusion'
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noun
noun
- (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
- the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
- (meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
- (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
noun
- (thermodynamics) A place toward which the heat moves in a system.
- (thermodynamics) An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
- (thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat.
- a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
noun
- (thermodynamics) The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹
- (electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
noun
- (thermodynamics) A system that can exchange heat and work, but not matter, with its surroundings.
- (physics, physical chemistry, engineering) A physical system whose interaction with its environment is limited to particular types of transfer, so that certain quantities are conserved within the system.
noun
- (thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
- (analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
- The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
- (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
noun
- a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- the trait of being intensely emotional
- the presence of heat
- the sensation caused by heat energy
- a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
- utility to warm a building
- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- (uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.
- (countable) A hot spell.
- (countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
- (countable, fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a cyclical period in which omegas experience an intense, sometimes irresistible biological urge to mate.
- (countable, baseball) A fastball.
- (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
- (countable, by extension) A stage in a competition, not necessarily a sporting one; a round.
- (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.
- (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
- (uncountable, slang) One or more firearms.
- (uncountable, slang) Stylish and valuable sneakers.
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
- (countable) A violent action unintermitted; a single effort.
- (slang, endearing) The arousal or horniness of a person, likened to that of a mammal.
- (uncountable) Thermal energy.
- (uncountable) Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.
- (uncountable, slang) The police.
- (professional wrestling slang) A negative reaction from the audience, especially as a heel (or bad character), or in general.
- (uncountable) The output of a heating system.
- (countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.
verb
- provide with heat
- gain heat or get hot
- make hot or hotter
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
- (transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
- (transitive, figurative) To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
- (transitive, slang) To arouse, to excite (sexually).
- (transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
- (intransitive) To become hotter.
verb
- (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
- (transitive) To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
- (transitive) To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.
- (transitive, intransitive, oil industry) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
- (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
- (intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
- (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
- (rugby) Cause to waste energy.
- clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
- use up (energy)
noun
noun
noun
- (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid by the circulation of currents.
- the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion
- (meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.
- (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere
noun
- (thermodynamics) A place toward which the heat moves in a system.
- (thermodynamics) An object, system or environment that absorbs and dissipates heat from objects in thermal contact (either direct or radiant) with it.
- (thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat.
- a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
noun
- (thermodynamics) The reciprocal of thermal conductivity, having SI unit: m K W⁻¹
- (electricity) The resistance offered at a particular temperature by an electrical conductor of any given material in a cube of unit length, expressed in ohm-metres (Ωm) in the metric system of measurement.
- a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
noun
- (thermodynamics) A system that can exchange heat and work, but not matter, with its surroundings.
- (physics, physical chemistry, engineering) A physical system whose interaction with its environment is limited to particular types of transfer, so that certain quantities are conserved within the system.
noun
- (thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface.
- (analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer's law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance, b the path length, and c the concentration of solution. Also known as absorptive power. Formerly known as absorbency index; absorption constant; extinction coefficient.
- The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness.
- (physics) the property of a body that determines the fraction of the incident radiation or sound flux absorbed or absorbable by the body
noun
- a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
- the trait of being intensely emotional
- the presence of heat
- the sensation caused by heat energy
- a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
- utility to warm a building
- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- (uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.
- (countable) A hot spell.
- (countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
- (countable, fandom slang) In omegaverse fiction, a cyclical period in which omegas experience an intense, sometimes irresistible biological urge to mate.
- (countable, baseball) A fastball.
- (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
- (countable, by extension) A stage in a competition, not necessarily a sporting one; a round.
- (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.
- (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
- (uncountable, slang) One or more firearms.
- (uncountable, slang) Stylish and valuable sneakers.
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
- (countable) A violent action unintermitted; a single effort.
- (slang, endearing) The arousal or horniness of a person, likened to that of a mammal.
- (uncountable) Thermal energy.
- (uncountable) Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.
- (uncountable, slang) The police.
- (professional wrestling slang) A negative reaction from the audience, especially as a heel (or bad character), or in general.
- (uncountable) The output of a heating system.
- (countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.
verb
- provide with heat
- gain heat or get hot
- make hot or hotter
- arouse or excite feelings and passions
- (transitive, figurative) To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
- (transitive, figurative) To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
- (transitive, slang) To arouse, to excite (sexually).
- (transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
- (intransitive) To become hotter.
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
- (transitive) To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
- (transitive) To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.
- (transitive, intransitive, oil industry) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
- (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
- (intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
- (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
- (rugby) Cause to waste energy.
- clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
- use up (energy)