Monday, March 12, 2012

Greek and Latin Therm = heat temperature

Word list: Therm = heat, temperature

endothermic            heated from within the body
exothermic              requires heat to be absorbed from outside of the body
therm                       a unit of heat equal to 1,000 great calories
thermal                    related to heat or temperature
thermodynamic       caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy
thermograph            a device that automatically writes down (records) changes in temperature
thermometer            an instrument that measures temperature or heat
thermophile             an organism that has adapted to living in very high temperatures (heat), such as bacteria or algae
thermos                   a container that is used to keep things warm, such as your soup; a doubled-walled container that keeps things warm.
thermostat               a device used to control the temperature

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