joule

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

joule [joule joules] BrE [dʒuːl] NAmE [dʒuːl] noun (abbr.J) (physics)
a unit of energy or work

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: named after J. P. Joule (1818-89), the English physicist.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Joule, James Prescott Joule, J, watt second