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thermal imaging

noun [U]
 
 

Definition

the use of special electronic equipment, in conditions in which it is difficult to see, to create a picture based on the heat produced by a person or objectScientific techniques
(Definition of thermal imaging noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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