| English | Chinese |
| thermal death time | 热致死时间 |
| thermal equipment Equipment related to the production of heat | 热工设备 (生产热量的设备。) |
| thermal erosion | 热侵蚀 |
| thermal insulation The process of preventing the passage of heat to or from a body by surrounding it with a nonconducting material | 绝热 (一个不导电材料在周围防止热量从一个机构通过的过程。) |
| thermal pollution The excessive raising or lowering of water temperature above or below normal seasonal ranges in streams, lakes, or estuaries or oceans as the result of discharge of hot or cold effluents into such water | 热污染 (过量提高或降水温，以高于或低于溪流、湖泊或河口或海洋的正常性水温幅度，这是过热或过冷的污水排入以上水域的结果) |
| thermal power plant | 热电站 |
| thermal power plant A power-generating plant which uses heat to produce energy. Such plants may burn fossil fuels or use nuclear energy to produce the necessary thermal energy | 热电厂 (利用热能来产生能量的发电工厂。如植物可能燃烧化石燃料或用核能源来生产所需的热能。) |
| thermal sea power The concept of utilizing the temperature differences of 20°C or more that occur between the surface of an ocean and its depths to achieve a continuous supply of power; this temperature difference may be found in the tropical regions of the world. Various small plants have been constructed to demonstrate the principle | 海洋热能 (利用发生海洋深处的20℃以上的温度差异，实现持续供电。这种温差可能会被发现在世界上的热带地区。各种小厂已建成以展示原则。) |
| thermal stress | 热胁迫 |
| thermal treatment 1. Heating and cooling a metal or alloy to obtain desired properties or conditions. 2. Treatment of hazardous waste in a device which uses elevated temperatures as the primary means to change the chemical, physical, or biological character or composition of the hazardous waste. Examples of thermal treatment processes are incineration, molten salt, pyrolysis, calcination, wet air oxidation, and microwave discharge | 热加工 (1. 加热和冷却金属或合金以获得所需的性能或条件。2.使用温度升高为主要手段改变化学，物理或生物性质或危险废物的废物处理装置的危险。热处理过程的例子是焚化，熔融盐、热解、锻烧、湿空气氧化、微波放电。) |
| thermal water Water, generally of a spring or geyser, whose temperature is appreciably above the local mean annual air temperature | 热水 (其温度明显高于当地年平均气温的泉水或间歇泉。) |
