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HEAT UNIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of measurement for work
Synonyms:
energy unit; heat unit; work unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("heat unit" is a kind of...):
unit; unit of measurement (any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "heat unit"):
erg (a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter)
electron volt; eV (a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt)
J; joule; watt second (a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second)
calorie; gram calorie; small calorie (unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure)
Calorie; kilocalorie; kilogram calorie; large calorie; nutritionist's calorie (a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food)
B.Th.U.; British thermal unit; BTU (a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure; equivalent to 251.997 calories)
therm (a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units)
watt-hour (a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour)
B.T.U.; Board of Trade unit; kilowatt hour; kW-hr (a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour)
foot-pound (a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot)
foot-ton (2240 foot-pounds)
foot-poundal (a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot)
horsepower-hour (a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour)
kilogram-meter (a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter)
