- heat unit
- an alternate name, coined by Americans, for the British thermal unit (Btu). This is not the same as the Celsius heat unit (Chu).
Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.
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heat unit — noun a unit of measurement for work • Syn: ↑work unit, ↑energy unit • Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit • Hyponyms: ↑erg, ↑electron volt, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
heat unit — šilumos kiekio vienetas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Šilumos kiekio matavimo vienetas. atitikmenys: angl. heat unit; thermal unit vok. Wärmeeinheit, f rus. единица количества теплоты, f pranc. unité de la quantité… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
heat unit — šilumos kiekio vienetas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. heat unit; thermal unit vok. Wärmeeinheit, f; Wärmemengeneinheit, f rus. единица количества теплоты, f pranc. unité de chaleur, f; unité de quantité de chaleur, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Celsius heat unit — (Chu) a unit of heat energy equal to the energy required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by 1°C at standard atmospheric pressure. 1 Chu is equal to exactly 1.8 Btu, approximately 453.59 IT calories (see above), or 1.8991… … Dictionary of units of measurement
Heat (disambiguation) — Heat, in physics, is energy which is spontaneously flowing from an object with a high temperature to an object with a lower temperature.Heat can also refer to:In physics: *Thermal energy, the sum of a body s latent and sensible forms of energy… … Wikipedia
unit of measurement — noun any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange the dollar is the United States unit of currency a unit of wheat is a bushel change per unit volume • Syn: ↑unit • Derivationally related forms: ↑unitize ( … Useful english dictionary
Heat transfer — is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the exchange of thermal energy from one physical system to another. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as heat conduction, convection, thermal radiation, and phase change … Wikipedia
Unit of heat — Unit U nit, n. [Abbrev. from unity.] 1. A single thing or person. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one. [1913 Webster] Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 3. A gold coin of the reign of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unit — U nit, n. [Abbrev. from unity.] 1. A single thing or person. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one. [1913 Webster] Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 3. A gold coin of the reign of James I … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unit deme — Unit U nit, n. [Abbrev. from unity.] 1. A single thing or person. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one. [1913 Webster] Units are the integral parts of any large number. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 3. A gold coin of the reign of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
