geothermic
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- adjective
- /ˌdʒiːoʊˈθɜrmɪk/
- Specialized
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geotérmico
- The geothermic instability could be used to our benefit, but not so it could rip the mantle apart.
Examples
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10,000 degrees Celsius kicking up geothermic hot spots all along the Pacific rim.
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CHARLIE: Okay, guys, so we're looking for, like, geothermic anomalies, okay?
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Beyond this, they carry all manner of gear such as geothermic sensors, mine detectors, digging equipment, wire coils and more.
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Mother Earth is going to be ridding herself of the epidemic known as humans, subhumans, and parasites with some geothermic activity, seismic activity, storms, droughts, viruses, famine, disease, etc.
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The geothermic energy from the Earth's interior can be harnessed for electricity generation.
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Scientists study geothermic gradients to understand the heat flow within the Earth's crust.
Synonyms
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Heat from inside the Earth used to make power or heat buildings
Surface Forms
Morphology
geothermic = geotherm (semi-transparent) = geo + therm + ic
The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun 'geotherm' plus '-ic', but the base is specialized, so the meaning is not fully obvious to an average learner.
Etymology
Geothermic comes from the parts geo- meaning 'earth' and therm- meaning 'heat', the same therm- you find in thermometer. So geothermic means 'earth's heat', the heat under the ground that makes hot springs and can warm homes or produce electricity.