noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after J. P. Joule
: production of heat by mechanical work, an electric current, or change in length due to magnetization — compare magnetostriction
noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
Etymology: after J. P. Joule
: production of heat by mechanical work, an electric current, or change in length due to magnetization — compare magnetostriction
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012