Synonym of Johnson-Nyquist noise

plural of thermal horsepower

(electricity) The horsepower of an electric motor, determined by the readings from a thermal-type ammeter.

The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature (there are several different precise definitions) and a pressure of one atmosphere.

(physics, chemistry) The branch of materials science that studies the temperature dependant properties of materials compared with some reference material.

(physics, chemistry) The application of a thermoanalytic technique involving recording any temperature difference between sample and reference materials that are undergoing identical thermal cycles.

(astronautics) a rocket with a thermal gas exhaust engine, whereby the thermal fluid is heated by the nuclear reactor

plural of nuclear-thermal rocket

plural of British thermal unit

(physics) The fractional change in size of a material as it is heated through one degree