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british thermal unit (BritishThermalUnit)

An energy measure.

Ontology

SUMO / UNITS-OF-MEASURE

Class(es)

unit of measure
is instance of
  british thermal unit  

Superclass(es)

[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  abstract  
is subclass of
  quantity  
is subclass of
  physical quantity  
is subclass of
[tree]
entity
is subclass of
  abstract  
is subclass of
  relation  
is subclass of
  single valued relation  
is subclass of
  function  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  function quantity  
is subclass of
  british thermal unit  

Coordinate term(s)

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Related WordNet synsets

British thermal unit, Btu, B.Th.U.
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
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Axioms (1)

If number is an instance of real number, then "number british thermal unit(s)" is equal to ""number*" joule(s)". 
(=>
      (instance ?NUMBER RealNumber)
      (equal
            (MeasureFn ?NUMBER BritishThermalUnit)
            (MeasureFn
                  (MultiplicationFn ?NUMBER 1055.05585262)
                  Joule)))