thermo-, therm-, thermi-, -thermia, -therm, -thermal, -thermic, -thermias, -thermies, -thermous, -thermy +
(Greek: heat, hot; warm)
The term heat is employed in ordinary language in different senses. Some scientists distinguish four principal applications of the term:
- Sensation of heat.
- Temperature, or degree of hotness.
- Quantity of thermal energy.
- Radiant heat, or energy of radiation.
thermoexcitory
Stimulating or exciting the production of heat.
thermoforming
A category of processing methods that use vacuum, air pressure, or mechanical energy to force a heated thermoplastic sheet into the shape of a mold; after cooling, the plastic part is removed from the mold and trimmed; used for boats, and components ranging from blister or bubble packaging to fender liners on automobiles.
thermogenesis, thermogenic, thermogenetic
1. The production of heat; specifically, the physiological process of heat production in the body; especially, of an animal body.
2. A process of heat production in an organism by means of various physiological processes.
thermogenics
The science or study of the mechanisms of heat production.
thermogenous, thermogeny
Caused by the elevation of temperature or by heat.
thermogeographic
A reference to the study of the geographical variations and distributions of temperatures.
thermogeography
The study of the geographical distributions and variations of heat.
thermogram
1. A regional temperature map of the surface of a part of the body, obtained by an infrared sensing device; it measures radiant heat, and thus subcutaneous blood flow, if the environment is constant.
2. A photograph or image produced by infra-red radiation emanating naturally from the subject under study.
thermograph
A self-recording thermometer that measures both air and soil temperature on a continuous display known as a thermogram.
thermographer
Someone who produces a thermogram or a technique for detecting and measuring variations in the heat emitted by various regions of the body and transforming them into visible signals that can be recorded photographically; as for diagnosing abnormal or diseased underlying conditions.
thermography
1. In medicine, a technique wherein an infrared camera is used to photographically portray the surface temperatures of the body, based on the self-emanating infrared radiation; sometimes employed as a means of diagnosing underlying pathologic processes, such as breast tumors.
2. The technique for making a thermogram or an image, or record, of the heat radiating from the body.
thermogravimeter
An analytical instrument for measuring changes in the mass of a substance during temperature changes.
thermogravimetry
The measurement of changes in weight of a substance as a function of changes in temperature.
thermohaline
1. A reference to both heat and salinity; hot salts.
2. In oceanography, of or relating to the joint action of temperature and salinity in a water mass.
thermohaline circulation
A pattern of global ocean circulation driven by density differences in water.
Thermo Quiz #1 to check your thermo-word knowledge.
Thermo Quiz #2 to check more of your thermo-word knowledge.
Thermo Quiz #3 for additional thermo-words.
Related "heat, hot" word units:
ferv-;
pyreto-.
Related "bubble" word unit:
ebulli-.
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