B.Th.U.

abbr. (also B.t.u., BTU, B.Th.U.) British thermal unit(s).

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noun

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

• Syn: ↑British thermal unit, ↑BTU

• Hypernyms: ↑work unit, ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit

• Part Holonyms: ↑therm

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B.Th.U.,

British. British thermal unit or units.