B.T.U.

 Dictionary entry overview: What does B.T.U. mean? 

• B.T.U. (noun)
  The noun B.T.U. has 1 sense:

1. a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

  Familiarity information: B.T.U. used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• B.T.U. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

B.T.U.; Board of Trade unit; kilowatt hour; kW-hr

Hypernyms ("B.T.U." is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Meronyms (parts of "B.T.U."):

watt-hour (a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour)