noun
a unit of measurement for work
• Syn: ↑heat unit, ↑energy unit
• Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit
• Hyponyms:
↑erg, ↑electron volt, ↑eV, ↑joule, ↑J, ↑watt second, ↑calorie, ↑gram calorie, ↑small calorie, ↑Calorie, ↑kilogram calorie, ↑kilocalorie, ↑large calorie, ↑nutritionist's calorie, ↑British thermal unit, ↑BTU, ↑B.Th.U., ↑therm, ↑watt-hour, ↑kilowatt hour, ↑kW-hr, ↑Board of Trade unit, ↑B.T.U., ↑foot-pound, ↑foot-ton, ↑foot-poundal, ↑horsepower-hour, ↑kilogram-meter
Useful english dictionary. 2012.