heat unit
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1. a unit of measurement for work (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | unit, unit of measurement, |
| definition | : | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | erg, |
| definition | : | a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | electron volt, ev, |
| definition | : | a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | j, joule, watt second, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | calorie, gram calorie, small calorie, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | b.th.u., british thermal unit, btu, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | therm, |
| definition | : | a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | watt-hour, |
| definition | : | a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | foot-pound, |
| definition | : | a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | foot-ton, |
| definition | : | 2240 foot-pounds (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | foot-poundal, |
| definition | : | a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | horsepower-hour, |
| definition | : | a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | kilogram-meter, |
| definition | : | a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter (noun.quantity) |
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