therm
or therme
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
Origin of therm
1Other definitions for therm- (2 of 4)
variant of thermo- before a vowel: thermesthesia.
Other definitions for -therm (3 of 4)
variant of thermo- as final element in compound words: isotherm.
Other definitions for therm. (4 of 4)
thermometer.
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How to use therm in a sentence
The original name of Thessalonica was Therme, whence the gulf at the head of which it is situated, was called the Thermaic gulf.
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British Dictionary definitions for therm
/ (θɜːm) /
British a unit of heat equal to 100 000 British thermal units. One therm is equal to 1.055 056 × 10 8 joules
Origin of therm
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