"therm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: therms [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m Etymology: 1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|θερμός|t=heat}} Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} therm (plural therms)
  1. A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas. Derived forms: decatherm, thm Related terms: thermo-
    Sense id: en-therm-en-noun-iLOfOuAm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Temperature
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 0

Verb

Forms: therms [present, singular, third-person], therming [participle, present], thermed [participle, past], thermed [past]
Etymology: Probably from English Hermes or English Terminus, ancient Gods whose statues would often have decoration characteristic of thermed work around their bases. Etymology templates: {{m+|en|Hermes}} English Hermes, {{m+|en|Terminus}} English Terminus Head templates: {{en-verb}} therm (third-person singular simple present therms, present participle therming, simple past and past participle thermed)
  1. A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.
    Sense id: en-therm-en-verb-Q0edsAh~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Temperature
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of Temperature: 0 0

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