THERMAL UNIT

Definition: THERMAL UNIT

THERMAL UNIT

1. (Physics), a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat. The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree Centigrade. See Calorie , and under Unit .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Heat	Calorie, gram-calorie, small calorie; kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie; British Thermal Unit, B.T.U.; therm, quad.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Pakistan	Its third large thermal unit was Kot Addu (1,638-MW) has been partly privatized and its management handed over to the investor. (references)
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Expression using "THERMAL UNIT": british thermal unit. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "THERMAL UNIT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		btu (british thermal unit). (various references)

Dutch		kilocalorie (british thermal unit, kcal, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, major calorie, thermochemical calorie), joule (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, th, therm), BThU (british thermal unit), British thermal unit (British thermal unit). (various references)

Finnish		lämpöyksikkö. (various references)

French		calorie (British Thermal Unit, th, therm). (various references)

German		Wärmeeinheit. (various references)

Greek		therm (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, th, therm), joule (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, th, therm), J (British Thermal Unit, calorie, joule, therm), θερμίς (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, th, therm), cal (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, th, therm), BTU (british thermal unit, calorie, joule, therm). (various references)

Italian		unit� di calore. (various references)

Manx		unnid-hiass goaldagh (BTU, BTU British Thermal Unit). (various references)

Pig Latin		ermalthay itunay

Portuguese		joule (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, jounce, th, therm), btu (british thermal unit), BThU (british thermal unit). (various references)

Romanian		unitate termicã. (various references)

Russian		калория (cal, calorie, calory), единица теплоты. (various references)

Spanish		BthU (british thermal unit). (various references)

Swedish		kalori (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, calory, joule, th, therm), joule (British Thermal Unit, cal, calorie, joule, th, therm), Btu (british thermal unit), British thermal unit (british thermal unit). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-l-m-n-r-t-t-u"
	-2 letters: tremulant, ultrathin.
	-3 letters: auntlier, earthnut, haulmier, inhauler, martinet, mutilate, remittal, retinula, ruminate, rutilant, tenurial, terminal, tramline, ultimate.
	-4 letters: ailment, aliment, alumine, alunite, enthral, hairnet, harmine, haulier, haunter, hematin, hernial, humaner, humeral, hutment, inearth, inhaler, inhumer, inthral, intreat, iterant, lathier, latrine, luthern, luthier, maltier, manlier, mantlet, marline, marlite, martlet, minaret, mineral, minuter, muriate, natrium.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-l-m-n-r-t-t-u"
	+4 letters: mouthwateringly.
	+5 letters: hyperstimulating, hyperstimulation, thermoregulating, thermoregulation.
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