therm

therm
A unit of heat used indiscriminately for: 1) a small calorie, 2) a large calorie, 3) 1000 large calories, 4) 100,000 British thermal units. [G. therme, heat]
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thermal; thermometer

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therm 'thərm n any of several units of quantity of heat: as
a) 1000 kilogram calories
b) 100,000 British thermal units

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n.
a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units. 1 therm = 1.055 x 108 joules.

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(thurm) [Gr. thermē heat] a unit of heat. The word has been used as equivalent to (a) large calorie; (b) small calorie; (c) 1000 large calories; (d) 100,000 British thermal units.

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