therm /θɜːm $ θɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: 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.
therm /θɜːm $ θɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: 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.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012