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Meaning of joule

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  joule
      n 1: 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 [syn: {joule}, {J}, {watt second}]
      2: English physicist who established the mechanical theory of
         heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics
         (1818-1889) [syn: {Joule}, {James Prescott Joule}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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