Phrase Hound found 23 phrases and 16 compound words that contain joule. The most common are listed below. Open joule in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 23
- Joule heatingThe process by which the passage of an electric current through a conductor produces heat.
- joule-secondA unit equal to a joule multiplied by a second, used to measure action or angular momentum.
- Joule heatHeat produced by the passage of an electric current through a conductor.
- joule thiefA small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.
- joule-secondsplural of joule-second: A unit equal to a joule multiplied by a second, used to measure action or angular momentum.
- Joule-Kelvin effectSynonym of Joule-Thomson effect: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- Joule-Thomson effectThe temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- Joule-Thomson expansionSynonym of Joule-Thomson effect: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- Kelvin-Joule effectSynonym of Joule-Thomson effect: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- giga-jouleOne thousand million ( 10⁹ ) joules. Symbol: GJ.
- joule thievesplural of joule thief: A small, low-cost self-oscillating voltage booster, typically used for driving small loads.
- kilo-jouleOne thousand (10³) joules. Symbol: kJ or KJ.
- mega-jouleOne million ( 10⁶ ) joules. Symbol: MJ.
- micro-jouleOne millionth (10⁻⁶) of a joule, abbreviated as µJ.
- milli-jouleAlternative form of millijoule: One thousandth (10⁻³) of a joule. Symbol: mJ.
- nano-jouleAn SI unit of energy, work and heat equal to 10⁻⁹ joules. Symbol: nJ
- pico-jouleOne million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a joule. Symbol: pJ.
- tera-jouleOne million million (10¹²) joules. Symbol: TJ.
- Joule-Kelvin effectsplural of Joule-Kelvin effect: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- Joule-Thomson effectsplural of Joule-Thomson effect: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- Joule-Thomson expansionsplural of Joule-Thomson expansion: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
- zepto-jouleAlternative form of zeptojoule: An SI unit of energy equal to 10⁻²¹ joules. Symbol: zJ
- Kelvin-Joule effectsplural of Kelvin-Joule effect: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
Compound words 16
- zeptojouleAn SI unit of energy equal to 10⁻²¹ joules. Symbol: zJ
- exajouleAn SI unit of energy equal to 10¹⁸ joules. Symbol: EJ
- petajouleAn SI unit of energy equal to 10¹⁵ joules. Symbol: PJ
- yottajouleOne septillion (10²⁴) joules.
- attojouleAn SI unit of energy, work, and heat equal to 10⁻¹⁸ joules. Symbol: aJ
- oxyjouleThe number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.
- kilojouleAn SI unit of energy equal to 10³ joules. Symbol: kJ
- megajouleAn SI unit of energy equal to 10⁶ joules. Symbol: MJ
- joulemeterAny of various devices used to measure energy (especially electrical energy) in joules
- terajouleAn SI unit of energy equal to 10¹² joules. Symbol: TJ