therm

n. 千卡, 克卡, 撒姆(煤气热量单位) [医] 克卡(热单位)

发音

UK /θɜːm/
US /θɝm/

词形变化

therms 复数 therms therms 三单 therming 现在分词 thermed 过去式 thermed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units, often used in the context of natural gas.

v.
  1. 1.

    A technique used by woodturners to simultaneously create multiple copies of spindles and table legs.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

work unit

部分词 2

British thermal unit BTU

词源

1920s, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós, “heat”). See also thermo-, -thermic, etc.

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