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 | ||
Synonyms | J, watt second | ||
Broader (hypernym) | energy unit, heat unit, work unit | ||
Part holonym | erg | ||
2. | Joule (person) English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889) | ||
Synonyms | James Prescott Joule | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||