joule
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
joule /dʒuːl/ (abbrev.: J)
▶noun the SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves one metre in the direction of action of the force.
– origin C19: named after the English physicist James P. Joule.
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