Thermal vs Fossil - What's the difference?
thermal | fossil |
(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.
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
(paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
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(linguistics) A fossilized term.
(figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
As nouns the difference between thermal and fossil
is that thermal is (meteorology) a column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of earth's surface while fossil is fossil.As an adjective thermal
is pertaining to heat or temperature.thermal
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* thermal columnAdjective
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Derived terms
* thermallyExternal links
* * ----fossil
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(wikipedia fossil)Noun
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