board of trade unit
noun
Simple meaning
A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bawrduhvtraydyoonuhtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbɔɹˈdʌvtˈɹeɪdˈjunət
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A unit of energy equal to the work done by a power of 1000 watts operating for one hour
Used this way, board of trade unit is a rare word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is about measurement, so it is used where accuracy is the point.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Rare
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Uncommon in everyday speech
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Academic writing
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