One therm equals 100,000 BTUs.
Each root word has a meaning. Root words can tell you the basic meanings of words you haven't seen.
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n. physics. therm
Words are made up of root words. Like the root word of runners is run. So the root word of zoology would be zoo. Zoology means a science or branch of biology that has to do with animals. Hope this helps :)
The following words contain the root "therm": thermal, thermometer, geothermal, and thermodynamics.
Some root words for "thermo" that are not "thermos" include "thermometer," "thermostat," and "thermodynamics."
The Greek root word therm means heat.Common words that come from this root are "thermometer, theorem, thermal, thermos bottle, thermostat, and hypothermia." (Thanks to MSU.)
The Greek root "therm" means "heat".
Heat.!
therm/thermo means "heat" and this is valid because I looked it up in the Webster's Dictionary.
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Therm or thermo
Words that have the root 'temp' are tempo, temporal, and temporary. The root 'temp' is derived from the Latin word 'tempus', which means time. Although there are many other words that contain 'temp' like temple and temper, they are not words that have this root because their meanings have nothing to do with time.
The root word therm refers to heat, as it does in thermos bottles and thermometers.
thermometer, thermocouple, thermodynamics
Some words that contain the root "locus" are local, or dislocate.