therm

¹

or therme

[ thurm ]

noun

, Physics.

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

therm-

²

1. variant of thermo- before a vowel:

   thermesthesia.

-therm

³

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

   isotherm.

therm.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. thermometer.

therm

/ θɜːm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of therm¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of therm¹

C19: from Greek thermē heat

Example Sentences

The therm, or baths, were vast structures in which multitudes of people could bathe at once.

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The therm, properly speaking, were a Roman adaptation of the Greek gymnasium.

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In the atrium is a statue of Constantine found in his Therm.

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The ruins are, in fact, part of the Golden House, for the Therm have been altogether destroyed.

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Sometimes the Indian boys catch baby seals and keep therm for pets.

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