Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun b.t.u.

1 sense of b.t.u.

Sense 1
kilowatt hour, kW-hr, Board of Trade unit, B.T.U. -- (a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour)
       => work unit, heat unit, energy unit -- (a unit of measurement for work)


1 sense of btu

Sense 1
British thermal unit, BTU, B.Th.U. -- (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)
       => work unit, heat unit, energy unit -- (a unit of measurement for work)