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joule

Pronunciation: ( jOOl, joul), [key]
—n. Physics.
the SI unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one newton when its point of application moves through a distance of one meter in the direction of the force: equivalent to 10⁷ ergs and one watt-second. Abbr.: J, j Also called newton-meter.