Joule

[dʒuːl] or [dʒul]

解释:

(noun.) English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889).

(noun.) 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.

录入:帕特里斯--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds.

卡洛斯录入

解释:

n. the practical unit of electrical energy.

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