/θɜːm/, /θɝm/
Origin1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc.
- A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.
- A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.
Formstherms(plural) · therms(present, singular, third-person) · therming(participle, present) · thermed(participle, past) · thermed(past)