geothermicadj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈθəːmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌdʒioʊˈθərmɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, thermic adj.

Etymology: < geo- comb. form + thermic adj., after German geothermisch (1832 or earlier). Compare French géothermique (1844). Compare earlier geothermal adj.

= geothermal adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > of interior of the earth

geothermal1830

geothermic1858

1858 E. C. Otté & W. S. Dallas tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos V. 190 The local law of such a diminishing temperature of springs cannot be regarded, as is often done, as a universal geothermic law [Ger. geothermisches Gesetz].

1911 Geogr. Jrnl. 38 58 The standard geothermic gradient used to be 1° Fahr. for every 50 or 53 feet of descent.

1939 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 173 450 In this paper the term ‘geothermic step’ is used to indicate the increase in vertical depth corresponding to a rise in temperature of 1° C.

1973 Ambio 2 231/1 The possibility of the large-scale utilization..of tidal power and geothermic heat.

2006 R. Emig in M. Diocaretz & S. Herbrechter Matrix in Theory iii. 195 Instead of unstable and unpredictable organic energy sources, any form of solar, geothermic, or tidal energy would be preferable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	geothermic
释义	geothermicadj. Brit. /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈθəːmɪk/, U.S. /ˌdʒioʊˈθərmɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: geo- comb. form, thermic adj. Etymology: < geo- comb. form + thermic adj., after German geothermisch (1832 or earlier). Compare French géothermique (1844). Compare earlier geothermal adj. = geothermal adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > [adjective] > of interior of the earth geothermal1830 geothermic1858 1858 E. C. Otté & W. S. Dallas tr. A. von Humboldt Cosmos V. 190 The local law of such a diminishing temperature of springs cannot be regarded, as is often done, as a universal geothermic law [Ger. geothermisches Gesetz]. 1911 Geogr. Jrnl. 38 58 The standard geothermic gradient used to be 1° Fahr. for every 50 or 53 feet of descent. 1939 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 173 450 In this paper the term ‘geothermic step’ is used to indicate the increase in vertical depth corresponding to a rise in temperature of 1° C. 1973 Ambio 2 231/1 The possibility of the large-scale utilization..of tidal power and geothermic heat. 2006 R. Emig in M. Diocaretz & S. Herbrechter Matrix in Theory iii. 195 Instead of unstable and unpredictable organic energy sources, any form of solar, geothermic, or tidal energy would be preferable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1858
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