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Definition of Hydrothermal
1. a. Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference to the action of heated waters in dissolving, redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes within the crust of the globe.
Definition of Hydrothermal
1. Adjective. of, or relating to hot water ¹
2. Adjective. (geology) of or relating to emanations of hot water that are rich in minerals, or to the rocks formed from them ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hydrothermal
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Hydrothermal
1. Relating to hot water. Origin: hydro-+ G. Therme, heat (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydrothermal
Literary usage of Hydrothermal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tapping the Earths Natural Heat by Wendell A. Duffield, John H. Sass, Michael L. Sorey (1995)
"In contrast, moderate- to normal-temperature hydrothermal systems may occur in
... Similarly, exploitable geothermal energy in hydrothermal systems around ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"This fact is usually pointed to as evidence of hydrothermal origin. The character
of the wall rock outside of this commercial zone, however, varies, ..."
3. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy by Francis Gano Benedict, Thorne Martin Carpenter (1910)
"A number of experiments to determine this hydrothermal equivalent have been made
and the results are recorded beyond, together with a discussion of the ..."
4. Metamorphic Geology: A Text-book by Charles Kenneth Leith, Warren Judson Mead (1915)
"For use in future calculations determine specific gravity and porosity of specimens.
Distinguish, if possible, hydrothermal alteration from later ..."
5. Metamorphic Geology: A Text-book by Charles Kenneth Leith, Warren Judson Mead (1915)
"For use in future calculations determine specific gravity and porosity of specimens.
Distinguish, if possible, hydrothermal alteration from later ..."
6. A Respiration Calorimeter with Appliances for the Direct Determination of Oxygen by Wilbur Olin Atwater, Francis Gano Benedict (1905)
"This involves a knowledge of the hydrothermal equivalent of the calorimeter,
since the mass of material thus raised or lowered in temperature must be known ..."
7. Engineering Geology: By Heinrich Ries and Thomas L. Watson by Heinrich Ries, Thomas Leonard Watson (1914)
"hydrothermal alteration. — The hot ascending solutions of van-ing composition often
... The types of hydrothermal alteration which can be recognized are ..."
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