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JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE

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JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE (noun)
  The noun JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE has 1 sense:

1. English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)play

  Familiarity information: JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE used as a noun is very rare.


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JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James Prescott Joule; Joule

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)


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