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The joule is the derived unit of energy in the International System of Units. Joule may also refer to: James Prescott Joule (1818–1889), English physicist for which the joule is named
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
joule \joule\ (j[=oo]l), n. [From the distinguished English physicist, James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).] (Physics.) A unit of work which is equal to 10^ 7 ergs (the unit of work in the C. G. S. system of units), and is equivalent to one watt-second, the ...
Usage examples of joule.
GeV, requires an energy input of about 7,000 joules and a persistent circulating current of 250 amps, if a 20 km deployed superconducting wire coil is used.
When the discharge setting is activated, a stream of particles are released through that lens, a power of about two thousand joules to a three-second burst.
And when one collapses, all those Joules come out at once, one way or another.
They had discovered the X ray, the cathode ray, the electron, and radioactivity, invented the ohm, the watt, the Kelvin, the joule, the amp, and the little erg.