therm
heat, hot
Greek · therme (θέρμη); thermos
Therm names heat. Add a prefix for where the heat is (geo = earth, hydro = water) or for how it changes (exo = out, endo = in).
Memory trick
A thermos keeps tea hot: therm = heat, and the flask guards it.
Words from this root
- thermal (therm + al) — relating to heatऊष्मा संबंधी
- thermally (therm + al + ly) — in a way related to heatऊष्मा के रूप में
- geothermal (geo + therm + al) — of heat from the earthभू-तापीय
- hydrothermal (hydro + therm + al) — of hot waterगर्म जल संबंधी
- isothermal (iso + therm + al) — at equal temperatureसमतापी
- isotherm (iso + therm) — line joining equal temperaturesसमान तापमान वाली रेखा
- hypothermia (hypo + therm + ia) — dangerously low body heatशरीर का ख़तरनाक रूप से कम तापमान
- hyperthermia (hyper + therm + ia) — dangerously high body heatशरीर का ख़तरनाक रूप से अधिक तापमान
- exothermic (exo + therm + ic) — giving heat outऊष्माक्षेपी
- endothermic (endo + therm + ic) — taking heat inऊष्माशोषी
- ectotherm (ecto + therm) — animal using outside heatबाहरी गर्मी पर निर्भर जानवर
- homeotherm (homeo + therm) — animal keeping steady body heatस्थिर शरीर-तापमान वाला जानवर