Thermal vs Insulated - What's the difference?
thermal | insulated |
(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.
Protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.
Placed or set apart.
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(of an electrically conducting material) Isolated or separated from other conducting materials, or sources of electricity.
(astronomy, dated) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the effect of their mutual attraction is undetectable.
(insulate)
As adjectives the difference between thermal and insulated
is that thermal is pertaining to heat or temperature while insulated is protected from heat, cold, noise etc, by being surrounded with an insulating material.As a noun thermal
is (meteorology) a column of rising air in the lower atmosphere created by uneven heating of earth's surface.As a verb insulated is
(insulate).thermal
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* thermal columnAdjective
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Derived terms
* thermallyExternal links
* * ----insulated
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- an insulated house or column
- the special and insulated situation of the Jews
- Early insulated wires were covered in silk rather than plastic.
