Therm

Therm
  A unit of heat containing 100,000 British thermal units (Btu).
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  One hundred thousand (100,000) Btu.
  U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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  One hundred thousand (100,000) British thermal units (1 therm = 100,000 Btu).
  California Energy Comission. Dictionary of Energy Terms

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  • 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

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