Daily Editorial

About: The root word” Therm” used in many English words derived from Greek word “Thermos/Therme” which means “Hot/Heat”. The derived words literally shows the root sense as not much variations are depicted in the words.

Words:

Endothermic (adjective) - Heated from within the body.

Exothermic (adjective) - Requires heat to be absorbed from outside the body.

Thermal (adjective) - Related to heat or temperature.

Thermodynamic (noun) - Caused or operated by heat that has changed into different forms of energy.

Thermograph (noun) - A device that automatically writes down changes in temperature.

Thermometer (noun) - An instrument that measures temperature or heat.

Thermophile (noun) - An organism that has adapted to living at very high temperatures, such as bacteria or algae.

Thermos (noun) - A container that is used to keep things warm, such as soup; a double-walled container that keeps things warm.

Thermostat (noun) - A device used to control the temperature.

Therm (noun) - A unit of heat, especially as the former statutory unit of gas supplied in the UK equivalent to 100,000 British thermal units or 1.055 × 108 joules.