HyperDic: therm

English > 1 sense of the word therm:
NOUNquantitytherma unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
therm > pronunciation
Soundsther'm
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English > therm: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningA unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units.
PartsBritish thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure
Broaderwork unit, heat unit, energy unitA unit of measurement for work
Spanishtermia
Catalantermia, tèrmia

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