thermic
Pertaining to warmth
Thermic means relating to or caused by heat.
The word appears mainly in technical contexts: a thermic reaction generates heat, thermic lances cut through metal using intense heat.
Thermal is the more common adjective for everyday use; thermic tends toward industrial and scientific applications.
Heat transfer through contact
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
- jouleSI energy quantity
Warm and snug
- hearthFireplace floor area
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- blanketSoft bed covering
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
fleece · woolens · quilt · ember · brazier · warming · snug · heated
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
- frostThin ice coating
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- polarOf extreme latitudes
glacial · isotherm · temperate · equatorial · microclimate · permafrost · seasonal
Quantified chaos in systems
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- reversibleAble to be undone
- irreversibleCannot be undone
equilibrium · work · refrigeration · isobaric · spontaneous
conduction
Heat transfer through contact
- convectionHeat transfer via motion
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- calorimetryMeasuring heat in reactions
cozy
Warm and snug
insulation · fleece · woolens · quilt · ember · brazier · warming · snug · heated · toasty
heatwave
Prolonged abnormally high temperatures
polar · glacial · isotherm · temperate · equatorial · microclimate · permafrost · seasonal
entropy
Quantified chaos in systems
- enthalpyThermodynamic total heat quantity
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- reversibleAble to be undone
irreversible · equilibrium · work · refrigeration · isobaric · spontaneous
thermicnonthermal
Not involving heat
cold · frigid · cryogenic · freezing · hypothermic
thermicnonthermal
Not involving heat
mechanical · chemical · electrical · photonic · radiative
- thermal paperStock that darkens with heat
- thermal ventsSeafloor openings releasing heated water
- thermal bagInsulated carrying pouch
- thermal underwearInsulating garments worn beneath clothes
- programmable thermostatTimed climate control device
- meat thermometerTool gauging internal food temperature
thermal, thermostat, thermometer, hypothermia, geothermal, isothermal, exothermic, thermocouple, hyperthermia