thermochromy

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noun

The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility, which are unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic substances.

OriginAncient Greek χρῶμα →
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Meanings

nounthermochromy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property possessed by heat of being composed, like light, of rays of different degrees of refrangibility, which are unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic substances.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχρῶμα“colour”
  2. Englishthermochromy

From thermo- + Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”).

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APA

thermochromy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochromy

MLA

“thermochromy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochromy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermochromy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermochromy.

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