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geothermal energy

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geothermy

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heat, heat energy

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: երկրաջերմային էներգիա (erkraǰermayin ēnergia) — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 地熱能 /地热能 (dìrènéng) — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Faroese: jarðarhiti — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Faroese: jarðhiti — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Finnish: geoterminen energia — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • German: Erdwärme — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Icelandic: jarðhiti — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Italian: energia geotermica — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Polish: energia geotermalna — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Portuguese: energia geotérmica — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Russian: геотермальная эне́ргия (geotermalʹnaja enérgija) — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Spanish: energía geotérmica — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Tagalog: duiniting kusog — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity
  • Turkish: jeotermal enerji — heat under the ground used to heat water and make steam to turn generator turbines and make electricity