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geothermy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒi.oʊˌθɜɹ.mi/ (US)
• jē′-ō-thûr′-mē

Etymology

By surface analysis, geo- (“earth, ground”) + -thermy (“heat”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources.
2. (uncountable, usually) The process and practice of harvesting heat produced by the Earth to be used as an energy source.
3. (uncountable, usually) The study of heat produced naturally by the Earth, usually considered a subdiscipline of geophysics.
   • A method was worked out by the Geothermy Laboratory of the O. Yu. Schmidt institute of Earth Physics (Lyubimova et al., 1964 b) which utilizes the principles of heat convection from a momentary linear source (Tikhonov, Samarskiy, 1953). 1972 May 14, “New Methods of Studying Noise and Vibration and Cybernetic Diagnosis of Machines and Mechanisms”, in K. M. Ragul'skis, editor, NASA Technical Translation, number NASA TT F-694, Washington, D. C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, page 55:
   • However, in geothermy, as in any other area of geophysics, it is often necessary to solve an inverse problem. 1978 March 16, V. T. Balobaev, V. N. Devyatkin, I. M. Kutasov, “Contemporary Geothermal Conditions of the Existence and Development of Permafrost”, in Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde, editors, Permafrost: Second International Conference, National Academy of Sciences, page 8:

Forms

Relateds

geothermal · geothermic · geotherm · geothermality · geothermics

Synonyms

geothermal energy (senses 1, 2) · geothermics

Translations (25)

gl xeotermia ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · tg геотермия ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · ky геотермия ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · fo jarðhiti (heat produced by the Earth) · kk геотермия ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · pl geotermia ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · is jarðhiti (heat produced by the Earth) · uk геотермі́я ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · ja 地熱 (heat produced by the Earth) · ba геотермия ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · ca geotèrmia ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · es geotermia ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · fr géothermie ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · ru геотерми́я ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · el γεωθερμία ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · cmn 地熱 /地热 (heat produced by the Earth) · de Geothermie ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · pt geotermia ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · nl geothermie ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · cs geotermie ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · hy գեոթերմիա ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · de Erdwärme (heat produced by the Earth) · fi maalämpö (heat produced by the Earth) · it geotermia ((omnidefinitional cognates)) · nl aardwarmte (heat produced by the Earth)