therm
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English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m
Noun[edit]
therm (plural therms)
- A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.
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Etymology 2[edit]
Probably from English Hermes or English Terminus, ancient Gods[1] whose statues would often have decoration characteristic of thermed work around their bases.
Verb[edit]
therm (third-person singular simple present therms, present participle therming, simple past and past participle thermed)
- A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
therm
- Alternative form of tharm
Old Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz.
Noun[edit]
therm m
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