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thermal sensations

thermal sensations is the plural of thermal sensation.

Meaning of thermal sensation

Noun

thermal sensation (countable and uncountable, plural thermal sensations)

  1. The subjective feeling of temperature in one's body, differing from the actual temperature.
    • A new review brought together 172 studies published since 2000 and found strong links between skin temperature and thermal sensation.2025 August 26, Eric Ralls, “Indoor comfort depends more on your skin than the air temperature”, in Earth.com, United States, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2025
  2. The sensory perception of thermal stimuli.
    • Recent advances in prosthetic design for upper-limb amputees may restore thermal sensation in the near future. Over 180,000 people undergo limb amputation in the United States every year. An estimate from 2017 claims that over 57 million people worldwide had undergone limb amputation due to...2023 June 6, William A. Haseltine, “Too Hot To Handle: Restoring Thermal Sensation To Upper-Limb Amputees”, in Forbes, United States, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2025
    Synonyms:
    thermosensation

Questions about thermal sensations

What is thermal sensations the plural of?
Thermal sensations is the plural of thermal sensation.

Words near thermal sensations in the dictionary

  1. thermal relaxation time
  2. thermal relaxation times
  3. thermal rocket
  4. thermal rockets
  5. thermal sensation
  6. thermal sensations
  7. thermal spring
  8. thermal springs
  9. thermal turbulence
  10. thermal turbulences
  11. thermal underwear

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