therm

or therme

[ thurm ]

/ θɜrm /

noun Physics.

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

Nearby words

Origin of therm

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

therm.

thermometer.

therm-

variant of thermo- before a vowel: thermesthesia.

-therm

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

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Examples from the Web for therm

The area is now traversed by parallel walls built by Titus to serve as substructions to his Therm.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
The Therm, consisting of a large court, and several smaller side rooms for vapour-baths, with mosaic pavements of various designs.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
The two large halls which belonged to the Therm are to the east of the reservoirs.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
The swimming-baths and Therm can be traced, where the water of the Anio once mitigated the summer heats.
Old Rome|Robert Burn

The fragments of stonework are now thought to have belonged to the entrance of the Therm of Constantine.
Old Rome|Robert Burn

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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Medicine definitions for therm

therm-

pref.

Variant ofthermo-

-therm

suff.

An organism having a specified kind of body temperature:exotherm.