therm

or therme

[ thurm ]

/ θɜrm /

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noun Physics.

any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.

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Origin of therm

First recorded in 1885–90, therm is from the Greek word thérmē heat

Other definitions for therm (2 of 4)

therm-

variant of thermo- before a vowel: thermesthesia.

Other definitions for therm (3 of 4)

-therm

variant of thermo- as final element in compound words: isotherm.

Other definitions for therm (4 of 4)

therm.

abbreviation

thermometer.

How to use therm in a sentence

The therm, or baths, were vast structures in which multitudes of people could bathe at once.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The therm, properly speaking, were a Roman adaptation of the Greek gymnasium.
History of Sanitation|John Joseph Cosgrove
In the atrium is a statue of Constantine found in his Therm.
Cathedral Cities of Italy|William Wiehe Collins
The ruins are, in fact, part of the Golden House, for the Therm have been altogether destroyed.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville

Sometimes the Indian boys catch baby seals and keep therm for pets.
Little Folks of North America|Mary Hazelton Wade

British Dictionary definitions for therm

therm

/ (θɜːm) /

noun

British a unit of heat equal to 100 000 British thermal units. One therm is equal to 1.055 056 × 10 8 joules

Word Origin for therm

C19: from Greek thermē heat

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