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joule thieves

joule thieves is the plural of joule thief.

Meaning of joule thief

Noun

joule thief (plural joule thieves)

  1. A small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.

Questions about joule thieves

What is joule thieves the plural of?
Joule thieves is the plural of joule thief.

Words near joule thieves in the dictionary

  1. Joulakians
  2. joule
  3. Joule heat
  4. Joule heating
  5. joule thief
  6. joule thieves
  7. Joule's cycle
  8. Joule's law
  9. Joule-Kelvin effect
  10. Joule-Kelvin effects
  11. joule-second

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