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work unit ThesaurusNoun | 1. | work unit - a unit of measurement for work energy unit, heat unitunit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"erg - a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeterelectron volt, eV - a unit of energy equal to the work done by an electron accelerated through a potential difference of 1 voltJ, 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 secondgram calorie, small calorie, 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 pressureCalorie, 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 foodB.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 caloriestherm - a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal unitswatt-hour - a unit of energy equal to the power of one watt operating for one hourB.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 hourfoot-pound - a unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one footfoot-ton - 2240 foot-poundsfoot-poundal - a unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foothorsepower-hour - a unit of work equal to the work done by one horsepower in one hourkilogram-meter - a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter |
work unit
work unit[′wərk ‚yü·nət] (industrial engineering) An amount of work or the result of an amount of work that is treated as an integer (a single piece of information) when work is being characterized quantitatively. See WU See WUwork unit
Synonyms for work unitnoun a unit of measurement for workSynonymsRelated Words- unit
- unit of measurement
- erg
- electron volt
- eV
- J
- joule
- watt second
- gram calorie
- small calorie
- calorie
- kilocalorie
- kilogram calorie
- large calorie
- nutritionist's calorie
- B.Th.U.
- British thermal unit
- BTU
- therm
- watt-hour
- B.T.U.
- Board of Trade unit
- kilowatt hour
- kW-hr
- foot-pound
- foot-ton
- foot-poundal
- horsepower-hour
- kilogram-meter
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