Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound unit which denotes the quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of water one degree in temperature at the temperature corresponding to the greatest density of water. The value of a Fahrenheit pound-degree is one British thermal unit or 778 foot-pounds.
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"It was found that the heat communicated to the water by the agitation amounted to one pound-degree Fahrenheit for every 772 foot-pounds of work" expended by the falling weight.
Logic Deductive and Inductive Carveth Read 1889
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