thermic adj 1: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight" [syn: {thermal}, {thermic}, {caloric}] [ant: {nonthermal}]
Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}. {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}. {Thermic weight}. (Mech.) Same as {Heat weight}, under {Heat}. [1913 Webster]