thermal horsepower (English, noun)
expansion: thermal horsepower (countable and uncountable, plural thermal horsepowers or thermal horsepower)
Senses:
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The horsepower of an electric motor, determined by the readings from a thermal-type ammeter.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The amount of power a gearbox can convey without overheating when operating continuously for three hours or more; the amount of work that a drive can perform when operating at sea level.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: thermal horsepowers
tags: plural
form: thermal horsepower
tags: plural