Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

therm

/θɝm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: therm
IPA: /θɝm/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θερμός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /θɝm/
British English: /θɜːm/

Inflected Forms

therms (plural) therms (present, singular) therming (participle, present) thermed (participle, past) thermed (past)

Derived Forms

cricondentherm decatherm thm ultratherm

Phrases

thermo-

Frequently Paired Words

thermo-

Rhymes With

term long-term short-term firm confirm sperm worm germ affirm reaffirm squirm sturm

Questions

How do you pronounce therm?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɝm/.
What does therm mean?: A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.
Where does therm come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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