adjective
- brought to thermal equilibrium; having reached a state where particles have the same average kinetic energy as their surroundings
Usage: physics; technical
Examples
- The neutrons became thermalized after colliding with the moderator material.
- Thermalized electrons move at speeds corresponding to the ambient temperature.
- The gas molecules were fully thermalized within microseconds.
- Scientists studied the behavior of thermalized particles in the plasma.
- The reactor design ensures that neutrons are properly thermalized before absorption.
- Thermalized radiation exhibits a characteristic blackbody spectrum.