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
1Words Nearby therm
Other 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 therm, or baths, were vast structures in which multitudes of people could bathe at once.
The therm, properly speaking, were a Roman adaptation of the Greek gymnasium.
History of Sanitation | John Joseph CosgroveIn the atrium is a statue of Constantine found in his therm.
Cathedral Cities of Italy | William Wiehe CollinsThe ruins are, in fact, part of the Golden House, for the therm have been altogether destroyed.
The Greville Memoirs | Charles C. F. GrevilleSometimes the Indian boys catch baby seals and keep therm for pets.
Little Folks of North America | Mary Hazelton Wade
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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