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THERM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("therm" is a kind of...):
energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)
Meronyms (parts of "therm"):
B.Th.U.; British thermal unit; BTU (a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories)
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