therm

== English == === Etymology 1 === 1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /θɜːm/ (General American) IPA(key): /θɝm/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m ==== Noun ==== therm (plural therms) A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas. ===== Derived terms ===== decatherm thm ==== See also ==== thermo- === Etymology 2 === Probably from English Hermes or English Terminus, ancient Gods whose statues would often have decoration characteristic of thermed work around their bases. ==== Verb ==== therm (third-person singular simple present therms, present participle therming, simple past and past participle thermed) A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs. === References === === Anagrams === HRTEM == Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈθɛɾm/ === Noun === therm alternative form of thermë == Middle English == === Noun === therm alternative form of tharm == Old Frisian == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *þarm, from Proto-Germanic *þarmaz. Cognate with Old Dutch *tharm, Old English þearm and Old High German darm. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θerm/, [ðerm] === Noun === therm m (anatomy) intestine, guts ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== North Frisian: teerm Saterland Frisian: Tíerm West Frisian: term === References === Hofmann, Dietrich; Tjerk Popkema, Anne with co-op. Gisela Hofmann (2008), Altfriesisches Handwörterbuch [Old Frisian Concise Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN Köbler, Gerhard, Altfriesisches Wörterbuch (4th edition 2014)