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Bob,
That's just the sort a of nitpicking teacher that turns students off.
"Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
Raise Raise, v. t. imp. & p. p. Raised; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raising. OE. reisen, Icel. reisa, causative of r=isa to
rise. See Rise, and cf. Rear to raise.
1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place;
to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone
or weight. Hence, figuratively:
(a) To bring to a higher condition or situation; to
elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase
the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to
advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate;
to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.
This gentleman came to be raised to great
titles. --Clarendon.
The plate pieces of eight were raised three
pence in the piece. --Sir W.
Temple.
(b) To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to
excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as,
to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the
spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a
furnace.
(c) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to
raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature
of a room.
It looks to me like Ed is covered, and your teacher was wrong IMHO.
Bob White
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:30:01 -0500
"Bob Darrah" <RDarrah@austin.rr.com> wrote:
Do not archive
Ed, you wrote:
"Below is one semi-official definition of BTU in English units. 1
BTU is amount of heat to raise 1 lb of water 1 degree Fahrenheit."
Ed, I have searched all my engineering books but nowhere could I find
a conversion from degree Fahrenheit to feet. Just how many feet do
have to raise that pound of water to equal one degree?
Just nit-pickin' a little, but I think you left out a word or two. Yes, I know, we all know what you mean, but years ago, my Physics
professor marked my exact same answer as wrong.
Bob Darrah
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