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Therm   /θərm/   Listen
Therm

noun
1.
A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units.



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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 ...
— The Standard Electrical Dictionary - A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice - of Electrical Engineering • T. O'Conor Slone


Words linked to "Therm" :   BTU, B.Th.U., energy unit, heat unit, British thermal unit, work unit


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