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  "id": "thermal.heat",
  "term": "thermal",
  "sense": "heat",
  "pos": "adjective",
  "status": "review",
  "level": 21,
  "arena": "thermal",
  "domain": "everyday",
  "style": null,
  "definition": "about heat",
  "folk_gloss": null,
  "emergence": {
    "components": [
      "energy.capacity",
      "matter.substance"
    ],
    "interaction": "energy move through matter cause heat",
    "novel_properties": [
      "temperature level",
      "heat flow"
    ]
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "text": "The Atacama Large Millimeter Array in Chile uses cryogenic coolers to keep its detectors at 4K, reducing thermal noise.",
      "domain": "engineering"
    },
    {
      "text": "Hydrothermal vents at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge emit superheated water at 400°C, sustaining unique ecosystems.",
      "domain": "geology"
    },
    {
      "text": "The James Webb Space Telescope maintains its infrared sensors at -266°C to minimize thermal interference.",
      "domain": "astronomy"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "id": "heat.thermal",
      "note": "is-a",
      "type": "is-a"
    }
  ],
  "used_by": [
    "smith.metalwork"
  ],
  "forms": [
    "thermal",
    "thermals"
  ],
  "closed": true,
  "provenance": {
    "author": "openrouter:openai/gpt-oss-120b",
    "date": "2026-07-29",
    "confidence": 0.6
  },
  "canonical": "https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-thermal.heat"
}