thermal camera

noun

A camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.

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infrared camerathermographic camerathermal imaging camera
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Meanings

nounthermal camera (plural thermal cameras)

plural thermal cameras

  1. A camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.

    A close-up of the thermal camera (top), with a conventional forward-facing camera beneath it. The thermal cameras are sensitive enough to identify any points of the rail that have temperatures significantly higher than adjacent areas.

    2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, number 966, page 59, photo caption

    Synonyms: infrared camera, thermographic camera, thermal imaging camera

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA camera that is sensitive to infrared radiation (heat) instead of visible light as with an ordinary camera.

Similar
infrared camerathermographic camerathermal imaging camera

Translations

Catalan càmera tèrmica, càmera infraroja
  • càmera tèrmicatype of camera
  • càmera infrarojatype of camera
Chinese Mandarin 熱成像儀 /热成像仪, 熱像儀 /热像仪
  • 熱成像儀 /热成像仪 (rèchéngxiàngyí)type of camera
  • 熱像儀 /热像仪 (rèxiàngyí)type of camera
Dutch infraroodcamera, warmtebeeldcamera
  • infraroodcameratype of camera
  • warmtebeeldcameratype of camera
Estonian termokaamera
  • termokaameratype of camera
Finnish lämpökamera
  • lämpökameratype of camera
French caméra thermique
  • caméra thermiquetype of camera
German Wärmebildkamera, Infrarotkamera
  • Wärmebildkameratype of camera
  • Infrarotkameratype of camera
  • Wärmebildgerättype of camera
  • WBGtype of camera
Italian termocamera
  • termocameratype of camera
Polish termowizor
  • termowizortype of camera
Portuguese câmara térmica, câmera térmica
  • câmara térmicatype of camera
  • câmera térmicatype of camera
Russian теплови́зор
  • теплови́зор (teplovízor)type of camera
Spanish cámara térmica, cámara infrarroja
  • cámara térmicatype of camera
  • cámara infrarrojatype of camera
Swedish värmekamera
  • värmekameratype of camera
Turkish termal kamera
  • termal kameratype of camera
Ukrainian теплові́зор
  • теплові́зор (teplovízor)type of camera
Cite this entry
APA

thermal camera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermal%20camera

MLA

“thermal camera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermal%20camera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermal camera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermal%20camera.

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