geothermy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources.
The process and practice of harvesting heat produced by the Earth to be used as an energy source.
The study of heat produced naturally by the Earth, usually considered a subdiscipline of geophysics.

jē′-ō-thûr′-mē LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geothermy.wav /ˈd͡ʒi.oʊˌθɜɹ.mi/

geothermy geothermies

By surface analysis, geo- (“earth, ground”) + -thermy (“heat”).

geothermal energy geothermics

geotherm geothermal geothermality geothermic geothermics

Chinese Mandarin: 地熱 /地热 Dutch: aardwarmte Faroese: jarðhiti German: Erdwärme Icelandic: jarðhiti Japanese: 地熱

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