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thermal comfort

thermal comfort noun: a subjective measurement of one's satisfaction with the thermal ambient.

Noun

thermal comfort (countable and uncountable, plural thermal comforts)

  1. A subjective measurement of one's satisfaction with the thermal ambient.
    • Thermal comfort measures a person's satisfaction with their thermal environment - how hot or cold they feel. An individual's thermal comfort is influenced by both weather and other environmental factors as well as personal factors like metabolic rate, clothing worn, age and more. A combination of...(Can we date this quote?), Ariane Middel, “What is Thermal Comfort & What Influences It?”, in Arizona State University, United States, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2025

Forms of thermal comfort

pluralthermal comforts

Questions about thermal comfort

What does thermal comfort mean?
Thermal comfort means a subjective measurement of one's satisfaction with the thermal ambient.
What part of speech is thermal comfort?
Thermal comfort is a noun.
What is the plural of thermal comfort?
The plural of thermal comfort is thermal comforts.

Words near thermal comfort in the dictionary

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

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