English

Noun

thermal contact ‎(uncountable)

1. (thermodynamics) A state in which two or more systems can exchange thermal energy.
   • 2004, Bruno Linder, chapter 2, in Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics, ISBN 0471474592, page 13:

     When objects are brought into thermal contact, the macroscopic properties may initially change but after some time no further changes will occur.