thermal barrier
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The biggest focus of current green-building efforts is on the “building envelope,” which is the thermal barrier between the inside of your home and the outdoor environment.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022
Buried inside the extra-thick walls of these homes are layers of high-density fiberglass insulation flanked by rigid foam boards taped together at the seams to forge a thermal barrier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2016
The Okanogan River warmed up enough to create the "thermal barrier" that means optimum conditions for king fishing.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2012
The ceramic coating acts as a thermal barrier to hold heat in the pipe for more consistent running and it also is very resistant to corrosion/rust plus it looks great.
From Time Magazine Archive
To find the practical limits of the thermal barrier, says Rice, "take a hypothetical missile flying at 2,000 m.p.h. at 60,000 ft."
From Time Magazine Archive
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
