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athermic

/ˌeɪˈθɜɹmɪk/

athermic adjective: resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof.

Adjective

athermic (comparative more athermic, superlative most athermic)

  1. resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
  2. without an increase in temperature
  3. (physical) involving no enthalpy exchange

Forms of athermic

comparativemore athermic
superlativemost athermic

Origin of athermic

From a- + thermic.

Questions about athermic

What does athermic mean?
Athermic means resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof.
What part of speech is athermic?
Athermic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce athermic?
Athermic is pronounced /ˌeɪˈθɜɹmɪk/.

Words near athermic in the dictionary

  1. atherinopsids
  2. athermal
  3. athermality
  4. athermancy
  5. athermanous
  6. athermic
  7. athermochroic
  8. athermotactic
  9. athermous
  10. athero-
  11. atheroablation

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