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Herm vs Therm - What's the difference?

herm | therm |

As nouns the difference between herm and therm

is that herm is a rectangular pillar bearing a bust of hermes, once used as a boundary marker and later as decoration[http://wwwarchiveorg/stream/dictionaryofgree00smituoft#page/602/mode/2up dictionary of greek and roman antiquities ; p 602] or herm can be a hermaphrodite while therm is a former unit of heat equal to 100,000 british thermal units symbol : thm.

As an abbreviation herm

is .

herm

English

(wikipedia Herm)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • one of the the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
  • a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France

    • Anagrams

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    therm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A former unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units. symbol : thm

    • Derived terms

    * decatherm

    See also

    * thermo-