what does B.T.U. mean?

B.T.U. as NOUN

Meaning
- a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
Synonym(s)
- Board of Trade unit (what does Board of Trade unit mean?)
- kilowatt hour (what does kilowatt hour mean?)
- kW-hr (what does kW-hr mean?)
Hypernyms(s) B.T.U. is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- work unit (what does work unit mean?)
- heat unit (what does heat unit mean?)
- energy unit (what does energy unit mean?)

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
Synonym(s)
- B.Th.U. (what does B.Th.U. mean?)
- British thermal unit (what does British thermal unit mean?)
Hypernyms(s) BTU is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- work unit (what does work unit mean?)
- heat unit (what does heat unit mean?)
- energy unit (what does energy unit mean?)