joule
/d͡ʒuːl/
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joule noun: 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. Equivalent to one watt-second (one watt of power acting for a duration of one second).
Noun
joule (plural joules)
- 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. Equivalent to one watt-second (one watt of power acting for a duration of one second).
Proper noun capitalized: Joule
Joule
- A surname.
joule meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
joule in Hindi
- derived unit of energy, work and heat
- जौल jaul
joule in Tamil
- சூல், ஜூல், ஜுல், ஜுல் ஆற்றல் அலகு, யூல்
joule in Bengali
- শক্তির একক
joule in Telugu
- derived unit of energy, work and heat
- జౌలు jaulu
More languagesFewer languages
- joule in Arabic
- جُول jūl
- joule in Malay
- joule
- joule in Indonesian
- joule
- joule in Thai
- จูล jun
- joule in Vietnamese
- jun
- joule in Myanmar
- ဂျိုး gyui:
Forms of joule
| plural | joules |
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Origin of joule
Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). The surname is a variant of Joel.
A variant of Jewell.
Words formed from joule
- attojoule
- femtojoule
- giga-joule
- gigajoule
- joulemeter
- joule-second
- joule thief
- kilojoule
- kilo-joule
- mega-joule
- megajoule
- microjoule
- micro-joule
- millijoule
- milli-joule
- nano-joule
- nanojoule
- oxyjoule
- pico-joule
- picojoule
- tera-joule
- terajoule
- yottajoule
- zeptojoule
- Joule heat
- Joule heating
- Joule-Kelvin effect
- Joule-Thomson effect
- Joule-Thomson expansion
- Kelvin-Joule effect
Phrases with joule
Words that rhyme with joule
42 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- ghoul
- spool
- doole
- pule
- yule
- buhl
- huemul
- Juul
- misrule
- poule
- rocking stool
- you'll
- 6-2-1 rule
- adverse interest rule
- aemule
- babul
- befool
- bool
- cagoule
- crool
- emule
- firefighter's rule
- gigajoule
- grool
- gule
- hool
- hydrocool
- kewl
- kilojoule
- megajoule
- mewl
- pasta fazool
- petajoule
- retool
- shul
- snool
- sool
- terajoule
- torchecul
- tulle
- uncool
- yottajoule
Questions about joule
- What does joule mean?
- Joule means 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. Equivalent to one watt-second (one watt of power acting for a duration of one second).
- What is joule in Hindi?
- Joule in Hindi is जौल (jaul). See Joule meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is joule?
- Joule can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce joule?
- Joule is pronounced /d͡ʒuːl/.
- What is the plural of joule?
- The plural of joule is joules.
Words near joule in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: joule (page history and authors); Joule (page history and authors); joule (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); joule (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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