k-value

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Synonyms: k, y, h, a, w, c, g, x, d, o, n, ok

Antonyms: k, y, h, a, w, c, g, x, d, o, n, ok

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Noun

1. [[thermal conductivity|Thermal conductivity]]; the time of rate of heat flow through a unit area of a [[homogeneous]] material in a direction [[perpendicular]] to [[isothermal]] [[planes]] induced by a unit temperature gradient. In English (inch-pound) units of measurement; it is the number of [[BTU]]s that pass through a 1 inch thickness of a square foot sample of material in 1 hour with a temperature difference between the two surfaces of 1 degree F.

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