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thermal camera

thermal camera noun: a camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.

Noun

thermal camera (plural thermal cameras)

  1. A camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.
    • A close-up of the thermal camera (top), with a conventional forward-facing camera beneath it. The thermal cameras are sensitive enough to identify any points of the rail that have temperatures significantly higher than adjacent areas.2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, number 966, page 59, photo caption
    Synonyms:
    infrared camera, thermographic camera, thermal imaging camera

Synonyms of thermal camera

Forms of thermal camera

pluralthermal cameras

Questions about thermal camera

What does thermal camera mean?
Thermal camera means a camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.
What part of speech is thermal camera?
Thermal camera is a noun.
What is the plural of thermal camera?
The plural of thermal camera is thermal cameras.

Words near thermal camera in the dictionary

  1. thermal
  2. thermal analyses
  3. thermal analysis
  4. thermal break
  5. thermal breaks
  6. thermal camera
  7. thermal cameras
  8. thermal coal
  9. thermal comfort
  10. thermal comforts
  11. thermal compound

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