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therm

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noun

: a unit for quantity of heat that equals 100,000 British thermal units

therm-

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combining form

variants or thermo-
1
: heat
thermostat
2
: thermoelectric
thermopile

-therm

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noun combining form

: animal having a (specified) body temperature
ectotherm

Example Sentences

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Noun
At Nicor Gas, the price was 63 cents per therm in October — the lowest natural gas prices in the Chicago area. Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 14 Oct. 2021 And considering that the SoCalGas core procurement price for October came in 13 cents per therm higher than September, prices will increase again. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021 The top rate for electricity is more than 40 cents per kilowatt hour, which equates to nearly $12 per therm of heat. WSJ, 23 Dec. 2020 Natural gas, by contrast, costs about $2.50 a therm. WSJ, 23 Dec. 2020 Typical residential customers of NW Natural using 54 therms per month will see their bill increase by $2.31, or 4.4%, from $52.43 to $54.74. USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2019 The average residential customer in Denver used about 6,100 kilowatt hours and 724 therms in 2018, according to Xcel Energy data. Andrew Kenney, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2019 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Typical residential costumers are expected to see $7.04 decrease in their monthly power bills and a $0.015 drop per therm in their gas bills, the PUC said. Michael Katz, idahostatesman, 15 June 2018 The commission also expects that by the first year of implementation, statewide annual electricity consumption will be cut by about 653 gigawatt-hours and natural gas consumption reduced by 9.8 million therms. Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Greek thermē heat, from thermos hot; akin to Latin formus warm, Sanskrit gharma heat

Combining form

Greek, from thermē

Noun combining form

Greek thermē heat

First Known Use

Noun

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of therm was in 1888

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