kilojoule

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noun

An SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ

OriginEnglish joule ← Old Breton Judicaë →
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Meanings

nounkilojoule (plural kilojoules)

plural kilojoules

  1. metrologyAn SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ

Origin

  1. Englishkilo-
  2. Old Bretoniudd
  3. Old Bretoncael
  4. Old BretonJudicaë
  5. EnglishJewell
  6. EnglishJoule
  7. Englishjoule
  8. Englishkilojoule

From kilo- + joule.

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Translations

Arabic كِيلُوجُول
  • كِيلُوجُول (kīlūjūl)an SI unit of energy
Chinese Mandarin 千焦耳
  • 千焦耳 (qiānjiāo'ěr)an SI unit of energy
Czech kilojoule
  • kilojoulean SI unit of energy
Finnish kilojoule
  • kilojoulean SI unit of energy
French kilojoule
  • kilojoulean SI unit of energy
German Kilojoule
  • Kilojoulean SI unit of energy
Greek κιλοτζάουλ
  • κιλοτζάουλ (kilotzáoul)an SI unit of energy
Hebrew קילוג׳ול
  • קילוג׳ול (kilojúl)an SI unit of energy
Hungarian kilojoule
  • kilojoulean SI unit of energy
Icelandic kílójúl
  • kílójúlan SI unit of energy
Japanese キロジュール
  • キロジュール (kirojūru)an SI unit of energy
Korean 킬로줄
  • 킬로줄 (killojul)an SI unit of energy
Portuguese quilojoule, kilojoule
  • quilojoulean SI unit of energy
  • kilojoulean SI unit of energy
Russian килоджо́уль
  • килоджо́уль (kilodžóulʹ)an SI unit of energy
Spanish kilojulio, quilojulio
  • kilojulioan SI unit of energy
  • quilojulioan SI unit of energy
Thai กิโลจูล
  • กิโลจูลan SI unit of energy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kilojoule

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Cite this entry
APA

kilojoule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilojoule

MLA

“kilojoule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilojoule. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kilojoule,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kilojoule.

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