Definitions of joule in English
noun
(1) 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,English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
(2) 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
(3) English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
Examples of joule in English
(1) One joule of output energy will energise approximately 6 miles of wire with no interference.
(2) One calorie of heat is equivalent to 4.2 joules of work.
(3) And a joule is indeed a sensible sort of unit in everyday life - a 60-watt lightbulb radiates 60 joules of energy every second.
(4) The unit of absorbed dose is call the gray, which is the amount of energy in joules from the radiation absorbed per kilogram of the absorbing material.
(5) They reckon it would release two billion joules of energy.
synonyms of joule
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