THERMIC FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thermic fever mean? 

• THERMIC FEVER (noun)
  The noun THERMIC FEVER has 1 sense:

1. sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

  Familiarity information: THERMIC FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THERMIC FEVER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

insolation; siriasis; sunstroke; thermic fever

Hypernyms ("thermic fever" is a kind of...):

heat hyperpyrexia; heatstroke (collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat)