Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun joule

2 senses of joule

Sense 1
joule, J, watt second -- (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)
       => work unit, heat unit, energy unit -- (a unit of measurement for work)

Sense 2
Joule, James Prescott Joule -- (English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889))
       INSTANCE OF=> physicist -- (a scientist trained in physics)