Synonyms for Joule (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (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):
j, watt second
WordNet sense 2 (English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)):
James Prescott Joule
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