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therm

/θɜːm/

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noun

/θɜːm/C2formalscientific
  • ruЕдиница тепловой энергии, равная 100 000 британских тепловых единиц, используемая особенно при измерении природного газа и отопления.

A unit of heat energy equal to 100,000 British thermal units, used especially in the measurement of natural gas and heating.

  1. C1formalscientific

    A unit of heat energy equal to 100,000 British thermal units (BTU), used especially in measuring natural gas consumption.

    ruТерм

    • The household used 150 therms of natural gas last winter.
    • One therm is equivalent to approximately 29.3 kilowatt-hours.
    • The utility company charges a fixed rate per therm of gas consumed.