British thermal unit

English

Alternative forms

• BTU, Btu

Noun

British thermal unit (plural British thermal units)

1. 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.

Translations

the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 英熱單位／英热单位 (yīngrèdānwèi)

• Irish: teasaonad Briotanach m
• Korean: 영국 열량 단위(英國熱量單位) (yeongguk yeollyang danwi)
• Tagalog: Britanhing initing isahin
• Welsh: uned thermol Brydeinig f