rè​zhàng​lěng​suō

expand when hot and contract when cold

Senses

热胀冷缩/ 熱脹冷縮 rè​zhàng​lěng​suō expand when hot and contract when cold

The physical principle that objects expand in volume when heated and shrink when cooled; thermal expansion and contraction.

References

variant 热胀冷缩/熱脹冷縮 冷缩热胀/冷縮熱脹