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1. 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

  Also known as: British thermal unit / B.Th.U.


  Part Meronym:
    therm


  More Generic:
    work unit     heat unit     energy unit




 
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