Athermal vs Thermal - What's the difference?
athermal | thermal |
(physics) Describing any process that does not involve either heat or a change in temperature
(meteorology) A column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of Earth's surface.
Pertaining to heat or temperature.
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Caused, brought about by heat.
As adjectives the difference between athermal and thermal
is that athermal is describing any process that does not involve either heat or a change in temperature while thermal is pertaining to heat or temperature.As a noun thermal is
a column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of Earth's surface.athermal
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(en adjective)thermal
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* thermal columnAdjective
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