geothermal

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adjective

Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

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Meanings

adjectivegeothermal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

    Synonyms: geothermic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

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More synonyms by meaning

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

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Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishthermal
  7. Englishgeothermal

From geo- + thermal.

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Translations

Afrikaans geotermies
  • geotermiespertaining to heat energy
Catalan geotèrmic
  • geotèrmicpertaining to heat energy
Chinese Mandarin 地熱 /地热
  • 地熱 /地热 (dìrè)pertaining to heat energy
Danish geotermisk
  • geotermiskpertaining to heat energy
Dutch geothermisch
  • geothermischpertaining to heat energy
Finnish geoterminen
  • geoterminenpertaining to heat energy
French géothermique
  • géothermiquepertaining to heat energy
German geothermisch
  • geothermischpertaining to heat energy
Greek γεωθερμικός
  • γεωθερμικός (geothermikós)pertaining to heat energy
Indonesian panas bumi, geotermal
  • panas bumipertaining to heat energy
  • geotermalpertaining to heat energy
  • geotermipertaining to heat energy
Italian geotermico, geotermale
  • geotermicopertaining to heat energy
  • geotermalepertaining to heat energy
Māori ngāwhā, ngāwhāriki
  • ngāwhāpertaining to heat energy
  • ngāwhārikipertaining to heat energy
  • ahi whānārikipertaining to heat energy
Norwegian Bokmål geotermisk
  • geotermiskpertaining to heat energy
Polish geotermalny
  • geotermalnypertaining to heat energy
Portuguese geotérmico
  • geotérmicopertaining to heat energy
Romanian geotermic, geotermal
  • geotermicpertaining to heat energy
  • geotermalpertaining to heat energy
Russian геотерма́льный
  • геотерма́льный (geotɛrmálʹnyj)pertaining to heat energy
Spanish geotérmico
  • geotérmicopertaining to heat energy
Swedish geotermisk
  • geotermiskpertaining to heat energy
Tagalog duinitin, duinitanin
  • duinitinpertaining to heat energy
  • duinitaninpertaining to heat energy
Turkish jeotermik, jeotermal
  • jeotermikpertaining to heat energy
  • jeotermalpertaining to heat energy
Ukrainian геотерма́льний
  • геотерма́льний (heotermálʹnyj)pertaining to heat energy
Vietnamese địa nhiệt
  • địa nhiệtpertaining to heat energy

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Cite this entry
APA

geothermal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geothermal

MLA

“geothermal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geothermal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geothermal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geothermal.

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