thermalization.

A process through which particles or a system approach an equilibrium distribution of thermal energy.

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Words that belong together

• neutron thermalization
• thermalization time

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The reactor model included neutron thermalization.

Thermalization redistributed the deposited energy.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.