geothermal (adj.)

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word-forming element meaning "earth, the Earth," ultimately from Greek geo-, combining form of Attic and Ionic gē "the earth, land, a land or country" (see Gaia).

thermal (adj.)

1756, "having to do with hot springs," from French thermal (Buffon), from Greek therme "heat, feverish heat," from PIE root *gwher- "to heat, warm." Sense of "having to do with heat" is first recorded 1837. The noun meaning "rising current of relatively warm air" is recorded from 1933.

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Definitions of geothermal from WordNet

geothermal (adj.)

of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth;

Synonyms: geothermic

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