geothermy
The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the…The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources.
(uncountable, usually)The process and practice of harvesting heat produced by the Earth to be used as an energy source.
Geothermie
геотерми́яgeotermíja
геотермі́яheotermíja
(uncountable, usually)The study of heat produced naturally by the Earth, usually considered a subdiscipline of geophysics.
Erdwärme
Translations
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Origin
By surface analysis, geo- (“earth, ground”) + -thermy (“heat”).By surface analysis, geo- (“earth, ground”) + -thermy (“heat”).
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Forms
plural: geothermies| Singular | geothermy |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable