geothermal

geothermal
  heat from within the earth. By pumping water down to hot rock layers where magma is close to the surface, we can use the resultant steam to drive turbines and produce electricity. On a smaller scale the water can be used directly to heat swimming pools and spas and the like.

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  • geothermal — 1875, from GEO (Cf. geo ) + THERMAL (Cf. thermal) …   Etymology dictionary

  • geothermal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or produced by the internal heat of the earth …   English terms dictionary

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  • geothermal — adjective pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earths interior See Also: geothermal energy, geyser …   Wiktionary

  • geothermal — ge|o|ther|mal [ˌdʒi:əuˈθə:məl US ouˈθə:r ] adj relating to or coming from the heat inside the earth ▪ a geothermal energy plant …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • geothermal — UK [ˌdʒiːəʊˈθɜː(r)m(ə)l] / US [ˌdʒɪoʊˈθɜrm(ə)l] adjective relating to the heat at the centre of the Earth geothermal energy …   English dictionary

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