therm
noun
- Obsolete
- a great calorie
- a small calorie
- a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories
- a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
See therm in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(thûrm)
nouna. A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units (1.054 × 108 joules).
b. A unit of heat equal to 1,000 large calories.
a. A unit of heat equal to the large calorie.
b. A unit of heat equal to the small calorie.
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