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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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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