joule
pronunciation
How to pronounce joule in British English:
UK [dʒu:l]
How to pronounce joule in American English:
US [dʒul, dʒaʊl]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- joule (n.)
- unit of electrical energy, 1882, coined in recognition of British physicist James P. Joule (1818-1889).
Example
- 1. In most fields , its use has been replaced by the ' joule ' .
- 2. He said that joule did not yet have a proved process , but that it had strong research and development capabilities .
- 3. " We make very clean , sulfur-free hydrocarbons that drop directly into the existing infrastructure for the production of diesel fuel , " said william j. sims , the chief executive of joule .
- 4. The volt was officially established in 1881 as an electrical potential of 1 joule per coulomb of charge , or the electromotive force that will cause a current of 1 ampere to flow through a resistance of 1 ohm .