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
1Other 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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