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Definition of: joule
(joul, jl) noun Physics
The mks unit of work or energy: equivalent to the work done, or heat generated, in one second by an electric current of one ampere against a resistance of one ohm, or in raising the potential of one coulomb by one volt: equal to 10,000,000 ergs or .737324 foot–pounds. [after James Prescott Joule]
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