JOULE

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

  synonyms : james prescott 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

  synonyms : j , watt second

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