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.

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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

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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