therm

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.

Verb

A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.

Sinónimos

fervor

fervour

kilocalorie

nutritionist’s calorie

Traducións

tèrmia

caloria

kalori

θέρμη

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc.