How to pronounce geothermal
American English pronunciation
jee-oh-THUR-mul
- IPA
- /ˌdʒi.oʊˈθɝməl/
- Syllables
- jee · oh · THUR · mul (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What geothermal means
Using or coming from heat deep inside the earth
In a sentence: Iceland heats many of its homes with geothermal energy from deep underground.
Where it comes from: It's geo-, from a Greek word for earth, plus thermal, which means having to do with heat.
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