B.T.U.

American  

Or BTU,

abbreviation

Physics.

1. British thermal unit; British thermal units.

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btu ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. US abbreviation: BTU.  British thermal unit

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BTU ² British  

abbreviation

1. Board of Trade Unit

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Btu Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of British thermal unit

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Example Sentences

The issue is driven by fracking, which has lowered the price of a million B.T.U. of gas to the range of $3.25, down 75 percent from its recent peak.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2013

And with a 10,000 B.T.U. side-burner, it’s ready for anything.

From New York Times • Sep. 15, 2012

The amount of steam needed to produce a barrel of oil varies according to the age of the field, but 2 million B.T.U. per barrel is typical.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2011

The B.T.U. appealed the court order, but last week the Supreme Court refused to hear the case, in effect leaving the layoff scheme in place.

From Time Magazine Archive

The latter has an average calorific power of 1732 calories per cubic metre, or 161 B.T.U. per cubic foot, at 0� and 760 mm.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various