joule

See also: Joule

English

Etymology

Named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jūl, joul, IPA(key): /dʒuːl/, /dʒaʊl/
  • Rhymes: -uːl, -aʊl
  • Homophone: jewel

Noun

joule (plural joules)

  1. 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
    The Greisen–Zatsepin–Kuzmin limit (GZK limit) is a theoretical upper limit on the energy of cosmic rays (high energy charged particles from space) coming from "distant" sources. The limit is 5×1019 eV, or about 8 joules. The limit is set by slowing-interactions of cosmic ray protons with the microwave background radiation over long distances (~163 million light-years). The limit is at the same order of magnitude as the upper limit for energy at which cosmic rays have experimentally been detected. For example, one ultra-high-energy cosmic ray has been detected which appeared to possess a record 50 joules (312 million TeV) of energy (about the same as a 60 mph baseball).WP

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʒau̯l]

Noun

joule m

  1. joule (the derived unit of energy, work and heat)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • joule in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • joule in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule

Finnish

Noun

joule

  1. joule (unit of measure)

Declension

Inflection of joule (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative joule joulet
genitive joulen joulejen
partitive joulea jouleja
illative jouleen jouleihin
singular plural
nominative joule joulet
accusative nom. joule joulet
gen. joulen
genitive joulen joulejen
jouleinrare
partitive joulea jouleja
inessive joulessa jouleissa
elative joulesta jouleista
illative jouleen jouleihin
adessive joulella jouleilla
ablative joulelta jouleilta
allative joulelle jouleille
essive joulena jouleina
translative jouleksi jouleiksi
instructive — joulein
abessive jouletta jouleitta
comitative — jouleineen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒul/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule (unit of measure)

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From English joule and this of named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

joule m (invariable)

  1. joule

Portuguese

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule (derived unit of energy, work and heat)

Spanish

Etymology

From English joule and this of named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

  1. joule

Synonyms

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