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English noun: joule

1. joule (quantity) 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


SynonymsJ, watt second


Broader (hypernym)energy unit, heat unit, work unit


Part holonymerg

2. Joule (person) English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)


SynonymsJames Prescott Joule


Instance hypernymphysicist









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