NOUN | process | temperature change | a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body / body (or medium) changes |
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Meaning | A process whereby the degree of hotness of a body / body (or medium) changes. | |
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Narrower | advection | (meteorology) the horizontal transfer of heat or other atmospheric properties |
climate change, global climate change | A change in the world's climate | |
convection | The transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid / liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion | |
cooling, chilling, temperature reduction | The process of becoming cooler | |
heating, warming | The process of becoming warmer | |
Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
Spanish | cambio de temperatura | |
Catalan | canvi de temperatura |
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