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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Joule

/(jo͞ol)/ · IPA /d͡ʒuːl/
01 n. 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 dis…
  1. 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.(Physics)
Phrases & compounds
Joule's equivalent — See under Equivalent, n.