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heat unit vs British thermal unit

British thermal unit vs heat unit

heat unit and British thermal unit both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heat unit Yes No No No
British thermal unit Yes No No No
As nouns, British thermal unit is a hyponym of heat unit; that is, British thermal unit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heat unit:
  • heat unit: a unit of measurement for work
  • 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
Other hyponyms of heat unit include erg, electron volt, eV, J, joule, watt second, calorie, gram calorie, small calorie, Calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, B.Th.U., BTU, therm, watt-hour, B.T.U., Board of Trade unit, kilowatt hour, kW-hr, foot-pound, foot-ton, foot-poundal, horsepower-hour, kilogram-meter, megawatt-hour, megawatt hour, MWh, megaelectron volt, MeV.
heat unit (noun) British thermal unit (noun)
a unit of measurement for work 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
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