Geothermy
/ˈd͡ʒi.oʊˌθɜɹ.mi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The heat produced by the natural processes of the Earth, including heat from the undercrust, plate tectonics, volcanism, and other sources. uncountable, usually
- 2 The process and practice of harvesting heat produced by the Earth to be used as an energy source. uncountable, usually
- 3 The study of heat produced naturally by the Earth, usually considered a subdiscipline of geophysics. uncountable, usually
"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)."
Synonyms
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More examples"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)."
Etymology
By surface analysis, geo- (“earth, ground”) + -thermy (“heat”).