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thermal barrier

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thermal barrier
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) an obstacle to flight at very high speeds as a result of the heating effect of air friction Also called heat barrier
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Noun1.thermal barrier - a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
limit, bound, boundary - the greatest possible degree of something; "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior"; "to the limit of his ability"


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Furthering the building's green design elements are insulated walls and a roof intended to create a thermal barrier to keep cold air from being transmitted inside the building.
On Wednesday, NASA mission managers finished an evaluation of the shuttle's heat shielding, concluding the fragile thermal barrier was in good shape for the high velocity descent to Earth.
On Wednesday, NASA mission managers finished an evaluation of the shuttle's heat shielding, concluding that the fragile thermal barrier was in good shape for the high-velocity de-orbit.
 
 
 
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