therm
NounUS[thurm]/θɝm/1 syllable
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Noun (1)
- a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal unitsType of work unit, heat unitParts British thermal unit, BTU
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Therm (thẽrm), noun
one of several units of heat, especially one equivalent to 1000 large calories, or 100,000 British thermal units.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors