terma

From Tibetan གཏེར་མ (gter ma, “hidden treasure”).

terma (plural termas)

1. Hidden teachings in various Buddhist traditions.

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• IPA^(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mə/

terma

1. (anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.
   • 1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

     The terma is so thin that even when it has escaped injury in the inedisection of the brain it may not be readily recognized unless three points are borne in mind

“terma”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• 'mater, METAR, Marte, armet, mater, metra, ramet, tamer, trema, tréma

terma

1. inflection of termar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

terma (Jawi spelling ترما, plural terma-terma, informal 1st possessive termaku, 2nd possessive termamu, 3rd possessive termanya)

1. terms of regulation or self-contained self-imposed rules in a contract, agreement, etc.
2. associated with heat or temperature.

• terma jawatan (matters pertinent position held by a person, such as retirement benefits, pension rights, tenure, salary etc.)

Borrowed from Latin therma, from Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.ma/
• Rhymes: -ɛrma
• Syllabification: ter‧ma

terma f

1. water heater
2. artificial hot spring, thermal spring

   Synonym: cieplica

• terma in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Hyphenation: ter‧ma

terma f (plural termas)

1. bathhouse (a building with baths for communal use)

   Synonym: termas