Associations to the word «Btu»

Dictionary definition

BTU, 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.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.