geothermy

地球热学; 地热; 地热学

发音

US /ˈd͡ʒi.oʊˌθɜɹ.mi/

词形变化

geothermies 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources.

    不可数 地质
  2. 2.

    The process and practice of harvesting heat produced by the Earth to be used as an energy source.

    地热

    不可数 商务 工程 物理
  3. 3.

    The study of heat produced naturally by the Earth, usually considered a subdiscipline of geophysics.

    不可数 地质

词源

By surface analysis, geo- (“earth, ground”) + -thermy (“heat”).

来源：wiktionary