JOULE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
   Synonym(s)
   • James Prescott Joule (what does James Prescott Joule mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) Joule is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physicist (what does physicist mean?)
2. 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
   Synonym(s)
   • J (what does J mean?)
   • watt second (what does watt second mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) joule is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • work unit (what does work unit mean?)
   • heat unit (what does heat unit mean?)
   • energy unit (what does energy unit mean?)