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Definition of Joules
1. joule [n] - See also: joule
Lexicographical Neighbors of Joules
Literary usage of Joules
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"By formula 1, the electrical work done equals J = 4 X 4 X 3 X 15 = 720 joules.
The mechanical work done by the formula FP = .7373/, is FP = .7378 X 720 ..."
2. Biomass Energy: A Glossary of Terms edited by Craig L. Chase (1998)
"... one BTU equals 1055 joules Kilowatt: 1000 watts or 1000 joules per second.
Kilowatt-Hour: A unit of energy equivalent to the expenditure of one kilowatt ..."
3. Electrical Engineering Leaflets by Edwin James Houston, Arthur Edwin Kennelly (1895)
"Thus for every coulomb of electricity generated by the cell, chemical changes
are effected within it which would represent 5.417 joules produced at the ..."
4. Ready Reference Tables: Volume I. Conversion Factors of Every Unit Or by Carl Hering (1904)
"Aprx. fti -*-1 000 £443 6975 1 watt-hour = 3 600. joules 3.556 3025 1 ...
The relations to other measures are as follows: t joules = volts X coulombs. ..."
5. Physics: Advanced Course by George Frederick Barker (1893)
"In other words, the work in joules which is required to effect the decomposition
of one electrochemical equivalent of an electrolyte represents numerically ..."
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