joule

Definitions


[dʒuːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves one metre in the direction of action of the force, equivalent to one 3600th of a watt-hour


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Origin:
late 19th century: named after J. P. Joule (see Joule, James Prescott)




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