Meanings
joule1
Joule2
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
joule · noun
Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). The surname is a variant of Joel.
Full word history & related roots →Joule · proper noun
A variant of Jewell, from Middle English, borrowed from Old Breton Judicaël, from iudd + cael.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جُول
- جُول (jūl)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Basque joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Bulgarian джа́ул
- джа́ул (džául)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Catalan joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Chinese Mandarin 焦耳
- 焦耳 (jiāo'ěr)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Czech joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Danish joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Dutch joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Esperanto ĵulo
- ĵuloderived unit of energy, work and heat
Estonian džaul
- džaulderived unit of energy, work and heat
Finnish joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
French joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
German Joule
- Joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Greek τζάουλ
- τζάουλ (tzáoul)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Hebrew ג׳ול
- ג׳ול (jul)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Hindi जौल
- जौल (jaul)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Hungarian joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Icelandic júl
- júlderived unit of energy, work and heat
Indonesian joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Irish giúl
- giúlderived unit of energy, work and heat
Italian joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Japanese ジュール
- ジュール (jūru)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Korean 줄
- 줄 (jul)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Latvian džouls
- džoulsderived unit of energy, work and heat
Malay joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Māori wae pūngoi
- wae pūngoiderived unit of energy, work and heat
Norwegian joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Polish dżul
- dżulderived unit of energy, work and heat
Portuguese joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Romanian joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Russian джо́уль
- джо́уль (džóulʹ)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Slovak joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Spanish julio, joule (yul)
- julioderived unit of energy, work and heat
- joule (yul)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Swedish joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Thai จูล
- จูล (jun)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Turkish jul
- julderived unit of energy, work and heat
Ukrainian джо́уль
- джо́уль (džóulʹ)derived unit of energy, work and heat
Vietnamese jun
- junderived unit of energy, work and heat
Welsh joule
- joulederived unit of energy, work and heat
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with joule
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Cite this entry
joule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joule
“joule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joule. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joule.
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