joule

joule is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds.
2. noun. English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
3. 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

Common word forms

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