Definition of british thermal unit British thermal unit
Brit•ish ther•mal u•nit
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What does british thermal unit mean?
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| british thermal unit - 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 | ||
| BTU, B.Th.U. | ||
| energy unit, heat unit, work unit a unit of measurement for work | ||
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- british thermal unit (Noun)
The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature there are several different precise definitions and a pressure of one atmosphere.
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british thermal unit
A unit of energy equal to about 1055 joules.
