"thermoconform" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thermoconforms [present, singular, third-person], thermoconforming [participle, present], thermoconformed [participle, past], thermoconformed [past]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-thermoconform-en-verb-BmQQwQLu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with thermo-

Inflected forms

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