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HEAT UNIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Atmospheric Physics
- Plant and Crop Production
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- growing degree-day
1, record 1, English, growing%20degree%2Dday
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GDD 2, record 1, English, GDD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- degree-day 3, record 1, English, degree%2Dday
correct
- heat unit 4, record 1, English, heat%20unit
correct
- thermal unit 5, record 1, English, thermal%20unit
correct
- growing degree day 6, record 1, English, growing%20degree%20day
- growing day degree 7, record 1, English, growing%20day%20degree
- day degree 7, record 1, English, day%20degree
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Difference between the daily mean temperature and a reference temperature, defined for a crop, accumulated over its growing season. 8, record 1, English, - growing%20degree%2Dday
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Degree-days for a given day represent the number of Celsius degrees that the mean temperature is above or below a given base. For example, ... Values above 5°C are frequently called growing degree-days, and are used in agriculture as an index of crop growth. 9, record 1, English, - growing%20degree%2Dday
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The growing degree day -sometimes called a heat unit- has become a useful indirect measure of the heat available for growth and development of corn and soybeans. 6, record 1, English, - growing%20degree%2Dday
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heat unit: Term used at the Canadian Grain Commission. 10, record 1, English, - growing%20degree%2Dday
Record 1, Key term(s)
- growing degree-days
- growing degree days
- growing day-degree
- day-degree
- degree day
- heat-unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Cultures (Agriculture)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- degré-jour de croissance
1, record 1, French, degr%C3%A9%2Djour%20de%20croissance
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- DJC 2, record 1, French, DJC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité thermique de croissance 3, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20thermique%20de%20croissance
correct, feminine noun
- degré-jour 3, record 1, French, degr%C3%A9%2Djour
correct, masculine noun
- unité thermique 4, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20thermique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Différence entre la température quotidienne moyenne et une température de référence, définie pour une culture, accumulée pendant sa saison de croissance. 5, record 1, French, - degr%C3%A9%2Djour%20de%20croissance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les degrés-jours d'une journée représentent l'écart négatif ou positif, en degrés Celsius, qui sépare la température moyenne d'une valeur de base donnée. Par exemple, [...] Les valeurs supérieures à 5 °C sont souvent appelées degrés-jours de croissance et servent, en agriculture, d'indice de croissance des récoltes. 6, record 1, French, - degr%C3%A9%2Djour%20de%20croissance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
degré-jour; unité thermique de croissance : Termes en usage à la Commission canadienne des grains. 7, record 1, French, - degr%C3%A9%2Djour%20de%20croissance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- degré jour de croissance
- degrés-jours de croissance
- degrés jours de croissance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Física de la atmósfera
- Producción vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- día-grado de crecimiento
1, record 1, Spanish, d%C3%ADa%2Dgrado%20de%20crecimiento
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suma, durante el período de crecimiento de un cultivo, de las diferencias entre las temperaturas diarias y una temperatura de referencia. 1, record 1, Spanish, - d%C3%ADa%2Dgrado%20de%20crecimiento
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- heat-unit
1, record 2, English, heat%2Dunit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- unit of heat 2, record 2, English, unit%20of%20heat
correct
- heat unit 3, record 2, English, heat%20unit
correct
- thermal unit 4, record 2, English, thermal%20unit
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A determinate quantity of heat adopted as a unit of measure. 6, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The unit of heat is the calorie. 7, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
heat unit: [A unit such as] in the foot-pound-second system, the British Thermal Unit (Btu) in the centimeter-gramsecond system, the calorie (cal.). 8, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
heat-unit [is also]: A unit ... usually reckoned as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit weight (pound, gramme, etc.) of water one degree. 1, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In America the British thermal unit is sometimes called the heat unit. 9, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Scoville heat unit. 10, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Thermal unit Kelvin. 10, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 PHR
British, caloric metric thermal unit. 10, record 2, English, - heat%2Dunit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- unité de chaleur
1, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20chaleur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- unité thermique 2, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20thermique
feminine noun
- unité thermale 3, record 2, French, unit%C3%A9%20thermale
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'unité d'énergie, de chaleur et de travail est le joule [J]; l'ancienne unité de chaleur, la calorie, n'est plus utilisée. 4, record 2, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20chaleur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
unité de chaleur; unité thermique : termes descriptifs. 5, record 2, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20chaleur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
thermale : Qui a une température élevée à la source et des propriétés thérapeutiques. 6, record 2, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20chaleur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Unité thermique de croissance, du maîs. 5, record 2, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20chaleur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad térmica
1, record 2, Spanish, unidad%20t%C3%A9rmica
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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