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B.TH.U.
Dictionary entry overview: What does B.Th.U. mean?
• B.TH.U. (noun)
The noun B.TH.U. has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: B.TH.U. used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
B.Th.U.; British thermal unit; BTU
Hypernyms ("B.Th.U." is a kind of...):
energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)
Holonyms ("B.Th.U." is a part of...):
therm (a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units)
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