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Work unit, in physics
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joule
Alternative clues for the word joule
- Physicist James who contributed to the laws of thermodynamics
- One watt-second
- Unit of work or energy
- English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
- Energy measure
- 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
- Measure of energy
- Unit of energy, in physics
Word definitions for joule in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unit of electrical energy, 1882, coined in recognition of British physicist James P. Joule (1818-1889).
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.