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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
joule \joule\ (j[=oo]l), n. [From the distinguished English
physicist, James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).] (Physics.)
A unit of work which is equal to 10^{7} ergs (the unit of
work in the C. G. S. system of units), and is equivalent to
one watt-second, the energy expended in one second by an
electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm;
also called the {absolute joule}. It is abbreviated J or j.
The {international joule} is slightly larger, being 1.000167
times the absolute joule. The absolute joule is approximately
equal to 0.737562 foot pounds, 0.239006 gram-calories (small
calories), and 3.72506 x 10^{-7} horsepower-hours, and
0.000948451 B.t.u. --HCP61
[1913 Webster +PJC]
{Joule's equivalent}. See under {Equivalent}, n.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
joule
n 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 [syn: {joule}, {J}, {watt second}]
2: English physicist who established the mechanical theory of
heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics
(1818-1889) [syn: {Joule}, {James Prescott Joule}]
From German-English Freedict dictionary [fd-deu-eng]:
Joule [ʒuːl] (n) , s.(n )
joule
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