Definitions for therms

therms therm

Spelling: [thurm]
IPA: /θɜrm/

Therms is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 123 anagrams from letters in therms (ehmrst).

Definitions for therms

noun

  1. any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.

Origin of therms

First recorded in 1885-90, therm is from the Greek word thérmē heat

Examples for therms

In the atrium is a statue of Constantine found in his therm.

It has long been known that these houses were built on the old walls and vaults of the therm.

The two large halls which belonged to the therm are to the east of the reservoirs.

The therm, properly speaking, were a Roman adaptation of the Greek gymnasium.

These ruins may have belonged to the therm of Agrippa, which Augustus frequented.

A similar arrangement is found in the therm of Titus and Diocletian.

These are supposed to have stood near the grand entrance of the therm.

Yet these were excelled both in size and magnificence by the therm Dioclesian.

The therm, or baths, were vast structures in which multitudes of people could bathe at once.

The other hall of the therm stands not far off, and is circular with a domed roof.

Word Value for therms
Scrable

10

Words with friends

10

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