therm

or therme

[ thurm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Physics.

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

therm-

-therm

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therm

/ θɜːm /

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

Origin of therm¹

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

Origin of therm¹

C19: from Greek thermē heat

Thus the work of Raphael from the loggias follows in unbroken succession upon the forms from the Thermæ of Titus.

It is believed that Raphael took the model of his arabesques from the fresco paintings of the Thermæ of Titus.

The ancients appear to have been of this opinion, since they often placed them in their Thermæ, where day could not enter.

Some of the Thermæ were also provided with a variety of perfumed ointments and oils gratuitously.

Opinions differ as to whether this was a Hall attached to the thermæ of Agrippa, or whether it was a temple.

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