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noun combining form
Etymology: Greek thermē heat
animal having a (specified) body temperature <ectotherm>
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Therm — ist ein Wortbestandteil (Wortkonstituente), der aus dem Griechischen stammt (θερμός „thermós“ „warm, heiß, hitzig“) und in vielen deutschen Fremdwörtern mit entsprechender Bedeutung vorkommt: Thermik, Thermometer und viele andere.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
therm — therm·antidote; therm·el; therm; therm·ion; therm·ion·ic; therm·ion·ics; therm·is·tor; xe·ro·therm; therm·ion·i·cal·ly; … English syllables
therm- — Therm , vor Konsonanten auch thermal , Thermal , thermo , Thermo [griech. thermós = warm, heiß]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit den Bed. »warm, Temperatur…«, z. B. thermisch, Thermometer, Thermalisierung, Thermalbad. * * * therm , Therm : ↑ thermo … Universal-Lexikon
Therm- — Therm , vor Konsonanten auch thermal , Thermal , thermo , Thermo [griech. thermós = warm, heiß]: Bestimmungswort von Zus. mit den Bed. »warm, Temperatur…«, z. B. thermisch, Thermometer, Thermalisierung, Thermalbad. * * * therm , Therm : ↑ thermo … Universal-Lexikon
therm- — therm(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. thermos « chaud », ou thermon « chaleur ». ⇒ therme. therm(o) , therme, thermie, thermique éléments, du gr. thermos, chaud , ou thermainein, chauffer … Encyclopédie Universelle
therm — [θɜːm ǁ θɜːrm] noun [countable] a measurement of heat equal to 100,000 British Thermal Units, used in Britain for measuring how much gas someone has used * * * therm UK US /θɜːm/ noun [C] MEASURES, NATURAL RESOURCES ► a unit of heat used for… … Financial and business terms
Therm — (th[ e]rm), n. one of several units of heat, especially one equivalent to 1000 large calories, or 100,000 British thermal units. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
therm... — therm..., ...therm, Wortbildungselement, thermo … Universal-Lexikon
therm — [θə:m US θə:rm] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: therme heat ] a unit for measuring heat, especially when calculating amounts of gas used ▪ UK gas was selling for as little as 6p a therm … Dictionary of contemporary English
therm — [θə:m US θə:rm] n [Date: 1900 2000; : Greek; Origin: therme heat ] a unit for measuring heat, especially when calculating amounts of gas used ▪ UK gas was selling for as little as 6p a therm … Dictionary of contemporary English
therm... — therm..., Therm... vgl. ↑thermo..., Thermo … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
