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thermic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or associated with heat

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • thermal movements of molecules
  • thermal capacity
  • thermic energy
  • the caloric effect of sunlight

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thermal, caloric

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: топлинен (toplinen) — related to heat
  • Bulgarian: термичен (termičen) — related to heat
  • Catalan: tèrmic — related to heat
  • Finnish: terminen — related to heat
  • Italian: termico — related to heat
  • Polish: cieplny — related to heat
  • Polish: termiczny — related to heat
  • Spanish: térmico — related to heat
  • Swedish: termisk — related to heat
  • Turkish: ısıl — related to heat
  • Turkish: termik — related to heat