"thermoconform" meaning in All languages combined

See thermoconform on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: thermoconforms [present, singular, third-person], thermoconforming [participle, present], thermoconformed [participle, past], thermoconformed [past]
Etymology: From thermo- + conform. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|thermo|conform}} thermo- + conform Head templates: {{en-verb}} thermoconform (third-person singular simple present thermoconforms, present participle thermoconforming, simple past and past participle thermoconformed)
  1. (intransitive) To adopt the surrounding temperature Tags: intransitive Related terms: thermoconformity

Inflected forms

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