thermal shock
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He said the Eaton fire had thrown them into thermal shock.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
About 800 exotic fish died from thermal shock at an aquarium in Sevastopol as cold seawater flooded the facility, the Crimea 24 TV channel and RIA Novosti reported.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Garmin Instinct Tactical $200 $300 34% off Garmin’s Instinct Tactical is designed to meet military-spec standards for thermal, shock, and water resistance.
From The Verge ● May 18, 2022
The thermal shock, especially on cold winter days and nights when the flue liner would be quite cold, most likely caused the tiles to crack.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2021
Some food storage containers are made from borosilicate glass because it’s resistant to thermal shock.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2018
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