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thermic

/ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
ther-mic
IPA
/ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.

Etymology

Mid 19th century, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”) + -ic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

antithermic athermic autothermic electrothermic euthermic geothermic heliothermic homeothermic idiothermic macrothermic magnesiothermic mesothermic

Phrases

thermic lance thermic siphon thermic syphon

Synonyms

thermal caloric

Rhymes With

hypodermic dermic permic spermic burmic trichodermic

Questions

How do you pronounce thermic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɜː(ɹ)mɪk/.
What does thermic mean?
Of, related to, or associated with heat; thermal.
Where does thermic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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