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thermal energy

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The internal energy of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium due to its temperature

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Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

A form of energy; sensible energy; heat

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Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

The energy released by an explosion

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Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ջերմային էներգիա (ǰermayin ēnergia) — internal energy
  • Azerbaijani: istilik enerjisi — internal energy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱能 /热能 (rènéng) — internal energy
  • Finnish: lämpöenergia — internal energy
  • French: énérgie thermique — internal energy
  • Georgian: თერმული ენერგია (termuli energia) — internal energy
  • Japanese: 熱エネルギー (netsu enerugī) — internal energy
  • Kazakh: жылу қуаты (jylu quaty) — internal energy
  • Korean: 열에너지 (yeoreneoji) — internal energy
  • Kyrgyz: жылуулук энергиясы (jıluuluk energiyası) — internal energy
  • Polish: energia termiczna — internal energy
  • Swedish: värmeenergi — internal energy
  • Swedish: termisk energi — internal energy
  • Tagalog: initing kusog — internal energy
  • Tajik: энергияи гармӣ (energiya-yi garmi) — internal energy
  • Turkish: termal enerji — internal energy
  • Uzbek: issiqlik energiyasi — internal energy
  • Finnish: lämpöenergia — heat
  • Polish: energia termiczna — heat
  • Telugu: ఉష్ణశక్తి (uṣṇaśakti) — heat
  • Finnish: räjähdysenergia — energy released in explosion
  • Polish: energia termiczna — energy released in explosion