thermite
English
/ˈθɜː(ɹ).maɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) A mixture of a metal and a metal oxide capable of producing a thermite reaction, such as aluminium metal and ferric oxide; used in incendiary devices.
Etymology
Derived from German Thermit derived from Ancient Greek θερμός (warm, hot, heat, lupine).
Origin
Ancient Greek
θερμός
Gloss
warm, hot, heat, lupine
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
暑, 熱
Emoji
🌡️ ☀️ 🌞 🌵
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -therm English
- thermo- English
- thermos English
- Thermus Latin
- therma Latin
- thermae Latin
- Thermit German
- Thermitverfahren German
- Thermosphäre German
- thermisch German
- thermo- German
- termo- Italian
- thermidor French
- thermo- French
- termo- Spanish, Castilian
- térmico Spanish, Castilian
- θέρμινος Ancient Greek
- θερμός Ancient Greek
- σφαῖρα Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- termisk Norwegian Bokmål
- termo- Norwegian Bokmål
- termo- Portuguese
- termisk Norwegian Nynorsk
- termo- Norwegian Nynorsk
- teirmi- Irish
- termo- Czech
- termo- Catalan, Valencian
- -θερμος Greek (modern)
- termos Indonesian
- thermophilus Translingual