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thermal efficiency
thermal equilibrium
thermal imaging
thermal neutron
thermal noise
thermal pollution
thermal printer
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thermal shock
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therm
therm [ thurm ] (plural therms)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of heat: a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units or 1.055 x 108 joules
[Late 19th century. < Greek thermē "heat"]
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