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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of therm1

First recorded in 1885–90, therm is from the Greek word thérmē heat
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Word History and Origins

Origin of therm1

C19: from Greek thermē heat
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Example Sentences

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.

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

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

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

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