What does thermo mean?

Answer 1

In Greek "thérmé" means "heat."

Examples:

-Thermals are rising columns of heated air.

-Thermometers measure temperature (-temperature is a measure of heat, heat is energy.)

-Isotherm refers to a series of values at equal temperature.

In science and engineering: 'Thermo' is short for 'Thermodynamics.'

Thermodynamic analysis provides information on the equilibrium configuration of a system. It predicts whether or not a chemical reaction (or set of reactions) is energetically favorable.

It does not provide a basis for the rate at which the reaction takes place, this is provided by Kinetics. (Note: If the rate of reaction is slow enough, that reaction can be considered to not occur for all practical purposes.)

Answer 2

"Thermo" is a prefix derived from the Greek word "therme," meaning heat. It is commonly used in scientific terms related to heat, energy, or temperature.