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joule

UK/d͡ʒuːl/ US/d͡ʒaʊl/ fairly common

noun

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

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Origin

Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818-1889). The surname is a variant of Joel.

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