work unit

Noun
  1. is a type of: unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
    subtypes:
    • erg - a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
    • electron volt, ev - a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 volt
    • j, joule, watt second - a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
    • calorie, gram calorie, small calorie - unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure
    • calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie - a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
    • b.th.u., british thermal unit, btu - 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
    • therm - a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
    • watt-hour - a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hour
    • b.t.u., board of trade unit, kilowatt hour, kw-hr - a unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
    • foot-pound - a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot
    • foot-ton - 2240 foot-pounds
    • foot-poundal - a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot
    • horsepower-hour - a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hour
    • kilogram-meter - a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
    same as: energy unit, heat unit

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