British thermal unit

Japanese: British thermal unit(英語表記)Britishthermalunit
British thermal unit

…It is the abbreviation for British thermal unit, the basic unit of heat in the imperial system. It is also called British thermal unit in Japan. It is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 a.d. pound of water by 1°F. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "British thermal unit" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ヤード・ポンド法における熱量の基本単位British thermal unitの略語で,日本では英熱量ともいう。1常用ポンドの水の温度を1゜Fだけあげるのに要する熱量である。…

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