athermanousadj.
/əˈθəːmənəs/ Physics.
Not permeable by radiant heat.
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1863 J. Tyndall Heat iii. 79 An athermanous body which stops the radiation.
1871 B. Stewart Heat (ed. 2) §206 This substance is..athermanous, that is to say opaque for heat.
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