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therm

  [thurm]
–noun Physics.
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
Use therm in a Sentence
Also, therme.

Origin:
1885–90; < Gk thérmē heat
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therm-

 
var. of thermo- before a vowel: thermesthesia.

-therm

 
var. of thermo- as final element in compound words: isotherm.

therm.

 
thermometer.

thermo-

 
a combining form meaning “heat,” “hot,” used in the formation of compound words: thermoplastic.
Also, therm-, -therm.

Origin:
< Gk, comb. form of thermós hot, thérmē heat
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therm   (thûrm)   
n.  

    1. A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units (1.054 × 108 joules).

    2. A unit of heat equal to 1,000 large calories.

    3. A unit of heat equal to the large calorie.

    4. A unit of heat equal to the small calorie.

    1. A unit of heat equal to the large calorie.

    2. A unit of heat equal to the small calorie.


[Greek thermē, heat, from thermos, warm, hot; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

thermo- 
comb. form meaning "hot, heat," used in scientific and technical words, from Gk. thermos "hot," therme "heat" (see thermal).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: therm
Pronunciation: 'th&rm
Function: noun
: any of several units of quantity of heat: as a : 1000 kilogram calories b : 100,000 British thermal units
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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therm- pref.
Variant of thermo-.

-therm suff.
An organism having a specified kind of body temperature: exotherm.

thermo- or therm-
pref.
Heat: thermogenesis.

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Science Dictionary
thermo- or therm-  
A prefix that means "heat," as in thermometer.
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