temperature differential

collocation in English

meaningsoftemperatureanddifferential

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temperature
noun
uk
/ˈtem.prə.tʃər/us
/ˈtem.pɚ.ə.tʃɚ/
the measured amount of heat in a place or in ...
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differential
adjective
uk
/ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/us
/ˌdɪf.əˈren.ʃəl/
based on ...
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(Definition oftemperatureanddifferentialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thetemperaturedifferentialis almost non-existent on warm days, which accords with the previous analysis for warmer ambient conditions.
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On a comfortable autumn day, thetemperaturedifferentialbetween the streets and the arcade is minimal but air movement is reduced by 75%.
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The averaged operativetemperaturedifferentialbetween arcades and streets is also slightly higher than in summer.
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Figure 4 indicates that all conditions clearly stood above the comfort zone but their horizontal alignment suggests that the operativetemperaturedifferentialwas kept to a minimum.
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The maximumtemperaturedifferentialbetween the water discharge and the estuary will be 7 to 12 deg.
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However, thetemperaturedifferentialis small and this impacts the economic feasibility of ocean thermal energy for electricity generation.
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Thistemperaturedifferentialis most pronounced in the spring and summer months and can cause very strong cold fronts to form.
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Such a glass seal is rigid, and will experience increasing stress with increasingtemperaturedifferentialacross the unit.
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This means that thetemperaturedifferentialis lower, leading to higher efficiency.
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Thistemperaturedifferentialrequires insulation, and isolation from the rest of the structure.
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Thistemperaturedifferentialallows heat transfer and thus energy transfer, or in this case, recovery.
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All forms of energy are either potential energy (e.g. chemical, gravitational, electrical energy,temperaturedifferential, latent heat, etc.) or kinetic energy (e.g. momentum).
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The thermal converters (whose output power is a function of atemperaturedifferential) include thermoelectric and thermionic generators.
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Thetemperaturedifferentialgenerated enough current to operate the low-drain receiver.
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The highertemperaturedifferentialduring periods of extreme cold leads to declining efficiency.
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The advantage of placing the superheaters here was that they increased thetemperaturedifferentialbetween the inner and outer tubes of the bank, thus encouraging circulation.
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Such windows provide a marked improvement in thermal insulation (and usually in acoustic insulation as well) and are resistant to fogging and frosting caused bytemperaturedifferential.
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This is an adaptive feature, because it is far more difficult for an organism to maintain atemperaturedifferentialwith its environment in water than in air.
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The average value is (0.25) for a wide variety of engines, although it may range up to (0.35), particularly for engines operating with a hightemperaturedifferential.
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These cold-core low-pressure areas strengthen in the winter and weaken in the summer due to their dependance upon thetemperaturedifferentialbetween the equator and the poles.
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