JOULE


Meaning of JOULE in English

/ dʒuːl; NAmE / noun

( abbr. J ) ( physics ) a unit of energy or work

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: named after J. P. Joule (1818-89), the English physicist.

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