Associations to the word «Joule»

Wiktionary

JOULE, noun. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Also equal to the energy of one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley