JOULE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Joule mean? 

• JOULE (noun)
  The noun JOULE has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: JOULE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOULE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

J; joule; watt second

Hypernyms ("joule" is a kind of...):

energy unit; heat unit; work unit (a unit of measurement for work)

Meronyms (parts of "joule"):

erg (a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter)

Sense 2

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)

 Context examples 

The quantity of thermal energy required to raise one gram of water one degree Centigrade under standard conditions. 1 calorie equals 4.186 joules.

(Calorie, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A unit of specific energy defined as the energy equal to one joule in the mass of matter equal to one kilogram.

(Joule per Kilogram, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI unit of energy defined by the Fifth International Conference on the Properties of Steam, London, 1956, as 1/860 x international watt hour or joule, or to 4.1868 joules exactly.

(International Steam Table Calorie, NCI Thesaurus)

One gray is equal to an absorbed dose of one joule per kilogram of matter, or to 100 rads.

(Gray, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI derived unit of molar thermodynamic energy defined as the energy equal to one joule in one mole of substance.

(Joule per Mole, NCI Thesaurus)

A SI unit of energy equal to 10E3 joules.

(Kilojoule, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of energy equal to 1000 electronvolts, or (approximately) 1,602 177 x 10-16 joule.

(Kiloelectronvolt, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of radiant exposure equal to radiant energy of one joule arriving upon a surface area of one square centimeter.

(Joule per Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)

Joule is equal to 0.23889 gram-calorie (mean).

(Joule, NCI Thesaurus)

One erg equals to 10E-7 joule.

(Erg, NCI Thesaurus)