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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.] Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic lines. [1913 Webster] Thermic balance. See Bolometer. Thermic fever (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sunstroke. See Sunstroke. Thermic weight. (Mech.) Same as Heat weight, under Heat. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bolometer \Bo*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a stroke, ray + -meter.] (Physics) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also actinic balance, thermic balance. --S. P. Langley. [1913 Webster]