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UNITE CHALEUR CENTIGRADE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Heat (Physics)
- Thermodynamics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Celsius heat unit
1, record 1, English, Celsius%20heat%20unit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Chu 1, record 1, English, Chu
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- centigrade heat unit 2, record 1, English, centigrade%20heat%20unit
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Originally defined as 1/100 part of the quantity of heat required to raise 1 lbm of water from its freezing to its boiling point at atmospheric pressure. ... Now largely obsolete. 3, record 1, English, - Celsius%20heat%20unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
1 Chu = 1.8 Btu = 453.592 cal = 1899.10 J. 1, record 1, English, - Celsius%20heat%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Chaleur (Physique)
- Thermodynamique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de chaleur centigrade
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20chaleur%20centigrade
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Calor (Física)
- Termodinámica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de calor Celsius
1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20calor%20Celsius
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- CHU 2, record 1, Spanish, CHU
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- unidad de calor centígrada 3, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20calor%20cent%C3%ADgrada
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de energía calorífica igual a 0.01 de la cantidad de calor necesaria para elevar una libra de agua, exenta de aire, de 0 °C a 100 °C, a la presión constante de una atmósfera normal. 2, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20calor%20Celsius
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La abreviatura CHU corresponde al término en inglés "Celsius heat unit". 2, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20calor%20Celsius
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Es igual a 1900.44 joules. 2, record 1, Spanish, - unidad%20de%20calor%20Celsius
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