Definition of therm Therm
/ΞΈΙΛm/ - [therm] - therm
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What does therm mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: therms |
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| therm - a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units | ||
| energy unit, heat unit, work unit a unit of measurement for work | ||
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Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary π‘
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therm
A unit of heat. It has been proposed by the British Association and amounts to a redefinition of the smaller calorie. It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree centigrade, starting at the temperature of maximum density of water.Thermaesthesiometer. An electro-therapeutic instrument for testing the sensitiveness of the surface of the body to changes of temperature. Vessels of mercury are provided with thermometers to indicate their temperature. One vessel is surrounded by an electric conductor wound in a number of turns. The temperature is raised by passing a current through this. By successive applications of the vessels to the same spot upon the skin the power of differentiating temperatures is determined.
Part of speech
π€- therm, noun, singular of therms.
