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joule

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. joule (noun)
  2. Joule (biographical name)
  3. Joule effect (noun)
  4. Joule heat (noun)
  5. Joule-Thomson effect (noun)
  6. Joule's cycle (noun)
  7. Joule's law (noun)

joule

noun \ˈjül also ÷ˈjau̇(-ə)l\

Definition of JOULE

: a unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one newton acting through a distance of one meter
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Origin of JOULE

James P. Joule
First Known Use: 1882

Rhymes with JOULE

boule, boulle, cool, drool, fool, fuel, ghoul, gul, mewl, mule, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, school, spool, stool, tool, tulle, yule

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