'Thermic balance' definitions:
Definition of 'Thermic balance'
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- Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster]
- Thermic balance. See Bolometer.
- Thermic fever (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See Sunstroke.
- Thermic weight. (Mech.) Same as Heat weight, under Heat. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'thermic balance'
From: GCIDE
- Bolometer \Bo*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a stroke, ray + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also actinic balance, thermic balance. --S. P. Langley. [1913 Webster]