therm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.

verb

A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.

/θɜːm/ /θɝm/

therm therms therming thermed

1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc.

thermo-

decatherm thm

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