british_thermal_unit (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *British thermal unit*:
NOUN	quantity	British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U.	a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at one atmosphere pressure

English > *British thermal unit*: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	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.
Synonyms	BTU, B.Th.U.
Part of	therm	A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
Broader	work unit, heat unit, energy unit	A unit of measurement for work
Spanish	British thermal unit, Btu, BTU, termia británica
Catalan	BTU, tèrmia britànica

HyperDic: british_thermal_unit