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• therm
  therm

  noun

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

  variant of thermo- before a vowel.
• -therm
  -therm

  variant of thermo- as final element in compound words.
• therm.
  therm.

  abbreviation

  thermometer.

therm

¹ American  

[thurm] / θɜrm /

Or therme

noun

Physics.

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

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therm- ² American  

1. variant of thermo- before a vowel.

   thermesthesia.

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-therm ³ American  

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

   isotherm.

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therm. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. thermometer.

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therm British  

/ θɜːm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of therm

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

Example Sentences

In January Kanzius’ company, Therm Med LLC, now led by his wife, MaryAnn, sold his patents to AkesoGenX Corp., a Westminster, Colo., company, for which Dr. Curley now is a director.

From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2014

The new Mag- nar of Therm was a younger, shorter version of his father- lean, balding, clad in bronze greaves and a leather shirt sewn with bronze scales.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

An example of the application of these several corrections is subjoined:— Attached Therm.

From The Hurricane Guide Being An Attempt To Connect The Rotary Gale Or Revolving Storm With Atmospheric Waves. by Birt, William Radcliff

The stupendous aqueducts, so justly celebrated by the praises of Augustus himself, replenished the Therm, or baths, which had been constructed in every part of the city, with Imperial magnificence.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3 by Milman, Henry Hart