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thermal contact

thermal contact noun: a state in which two or more systems can exchange thermal energy.

Noun

thermal contact (uncountable)

  1. A state in which two or more systems can exchange thermal energy.
    • When objects are brought into thermal contact, the macroscopic properties may initially change but after some time no further changes will occur.2004, Bruno Linder, chapter 2, in Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics, →ISBN, page 13

thermal contact meaning in Tamil

thermal contact in Tamil

வெப்பவியற்றொடுகை

Questions about thermal contact

What does thermal contact mean?
Thermal contact means a state in which two or more systems can exchange thermal energy.
What is thermal contact in Tamil?
Thermal contact in Tamil is வெப்பவியற்றொடுகை. See Thermal contact meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thermal contact?
Thermal contact is a noun.

Words near thermal contact in the dictionary

  1. thermal compounds
  2. thermal conductance
  3. thermal conductances
  4. thermal conductivities
  5. thermal conductivity
  6. thermal contact
  7. thermal credit
  8. thermal credits
  9. thermal cycler
  10. thermal cyclers
  11. thermal death time

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