Geothermal Meaning. The american heritage student science dictionary second edition. Relating to the internal heat of the earth.
Geothermal comes partly from the greek thermos hot. The water of hot springs and geysers is heated by geothermal sources geothermal energy is power generated from natural steam hot water hot rocks or lava in the earth s crust. From the cambridge english corpus.
Most geothermal electricity is provided by power plants situated in areas where there is significant activity of the earth s great tectonic plates often the same areas where volcanoes are found.
The water of hot springs and geysers is heated by geothermal sources. Power that is generated using the earth s internal heat is called geothermal energy. Jē ō thûr məl relating to the internal heat of the earth. Most geothermal electricity is provided by power plants situated in areas where there is significant activity of the earth s great tectonic plates often the same areas where volcanoes are found.
