Synonyms and antonyms of Units for measuring energy in American Thesaurus

atmosphere (noun)

physics a unit for measuring pressure

calorie (noun)

a unit for measuring how much energy you get from food. People who are worried about getting fat pay a lot of attention to the number of calories in their food

electromagnetic spectrum (noun)

the complete range of electromagnetic waves from the shortest, which are gamma rays, to the longest, which are radio waves

J. (abbreviation)

joule

joule (noun)

a unit for measuring work or energy

kilowatt-hour (noun)

a unit for measuring electrical energy. The written abbreviation is kWh.

newton (noun)

a unit for measuring force

photon (noun)

a unit of energy in the form of light

quantum (noun)

a unit used for measuring very small amounts of energy

therm (noun)

a unit for measuring heat, containing 100,000 British Thermal Units