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zepto-joule

zepto-joule is the alternative form of zeptojoule.

Meaning of zeptojoule

Noun

zeptojoule (plural zeptojoules)

  1. An SI unit of energy equal to 10⁻²¹ joules. Symbol: zJ
    • When a bundle with a drag coefficient of 200 nN · sec · m⁻¹ (Howard and Hudspeth, 1988) produced a 25 nm, triangle-wave twitch 5 msec in total duration (Fig. 12A), the energy dissipated against viscous drag was ~100 zJ (a zeptojoule is 10⁻²¹ J).1996 September 15, Michael E. Benser, Robert E. Marquis, A. J. Hudspeth, “Rapid, Active Hair Bundle Movements in Hair Cells from the Bullfrog's Sacculus”, in The Journal of Neuroscience, 16(18), p....

Forms of zepto-joule

pluralzepto-joules

Questions about zepto-joule

What is zepto-joule the alternative form of?
Zepto-joule is the alternative form of zeptojoule.

Words near zepto-joule in the dictionary

  1. Zepps
  2. zeps
  3. zepto-
  4. zepto-ampere
  5. zepto-amperes
  6. zepto-joule
  7. zeptoamperes
  8. zeptobarn
  9. zeptobarns
  10. zeptogram
  11. zeptogramme

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