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Work unit that appears far less often in crosswords than "erg"
Answer for the clue "Work unit that appears far less often in crosswords than "erg" ", 5 letters:
joule
Alternative clues for the word joule
- Erg multiple
- A unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
- Newton-meter
- Unit of energy, in physics
- Work measure
- Work unit, in physics
- Tiny fraction of a kilowatt-hour
- Juliet and Leo fancy ringing university physicist
Word definitions for joule in dictionaries
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Joule is a lunar impact crater that lies on the far side of the Moon . It is located to the north-northeast of the walled plain Mach . To the northwest of Joule is the crater Blazhko . This is a worn and eroded crater formation. A pair of smaller craters ...
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.