thermal unit

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noun

a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.

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Origin of thermal unit

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby thermal unit

thermal radiation, thermal reactor, thermal shock, thermal spring, thermal underwear, thermal unit, thermal vent, thermanalgesia, thermanesthesia, thermate, thermel

How to use thermal unit in a sentence

“Stay in formation,” a sergeant from the ceremonial unit said over a public address system to the cops along the street.
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My father was in an intelligence unit for the U.S. Navy, as he had been in World War II.
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Bitcoin began 2013 with a roaring price of $770 per unit, and businesses right and left were converting to the ethereal product.
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They then become members of the ultra elite Unit 121, granted premium housing and a well-stocked cupboard.
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The unit is used to attack foreign networks, and either it or a sister organization was involved in the Sony hack.
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As a fighting unit they are on their last legs and when they will be set upon their feet again Lord K. knows.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
It is built on the "Unit" principle, and is divided between the extreme ends of the lofty structure.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
This gallery division, complete in itself, represents the latest type of Unit organ.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
As we came to each Battalion Headquarters we were told, "These are the remnants of the——," whatever the unit was.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The first duty of father and mother to their child is to see that they are a unit on family government.
The value of a praying mother|Isabel C. Byrum