joule

See also: Joule

English

Etymology

Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). The surname is a variant of Joel.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jo͞ol, joul; IPA^(key): /d͡ʒuːl/, /d͡ʒaʊl/

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -uːl, -aʊl
• Homophones: jewel, jowl

Noun

joule (plural joules)

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Also equal to the energy of one watt of power for a duration of one second. Symbol: J

Translations

derived unit of energy, work and heat

• Arabic: جُول (ar) m (jūl)
• Armenian: ջոուլ (hy) (ǰoul)
• Asturian: xuliu (ast) m
• Basque: joule
• Belarusian: джо́уль m (džóulʹ)
• Bulgarian: джа́ул m (džául)
• Catalan: joule (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 焦耳 (zh) (jiāo'ěr)

• Czech: joule (cs)
• Danish: joule
• Dutch: joule (nl) m
• Esperanto: ĵulo
• Estonian: džaul
• Finnish: joule (fi)
• French: joule (fr) m
• Galician: joule (gl) m, xulio (gl) m
• Georgian: ჯოული (ǯouli)
• German: Joule (de) n
• Greek: τζάουλ (el) n (tzáoul)
• Hebrew: ג׳ול (jul)
• Hindi: जौल (jaul)
• Hungarian: joule (hu)
• Icelandic: júl (is) n
• Indonesian: joule (id)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: joule (it) m
• Japanese: ジュール (ja) (jūru)
• Khmer: ជូល (cuul)
• Korean: 줄 (ko) (jul)
• Latvian: džouls
• Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
• Luxembourgish: joule
• Malay: joule
• Maori: wae pūngoi
• Norwegian: joule (no)
• Polish: dżul (pl) m
• Portuguese: joule (pt)
• Romanian: joule (ro)
• Russian: джо́уль (ru) m (džóulʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian: џул m, džul (sh) m
• Slovak: joule
• Slovene: joule (sl)
• Spanish: julio (es) m, joule m
• Swedish: joule (sv)
• Telugu: జౌలు (jaulu)
• Thai: จูล (jun)
• Turkish: jul (tr)
• Ukrainian: джо́уль m (džóulʹ)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• joule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdʒau̯l]
• Hyphenation: joule

Noun

joule m inan

1. joule (the derived unit of energy, work and heat)

Derived terms

• kilojoule
• megajoule
• gigajoule
• terajoule
• petajoule
• exajoule

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjou̯le/, [ˈjo̞u̯le̞]
• Rhymes: -oule
• Syllabification^(key): jou‧le

Noun

joule

1. joule (unit of measure)

Declension

Inflection of joule (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		joule	joulet
genitive		joulen	joulejen
partitive		joulea	jouleja
illative		jouleen	jouleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		joule	joulet
accusative	nom.	joule	joulet
	gen.	joulen
genitive		joulen	joulejen joulein rare
partitive		joulea	jouleja
inessive		joulessa	jouleissa
elative		joulesta	jouleista
illative		jouleen	jouleihin
adessive		joulella	jouleilla
ablative		joulelta	jouleilta
allative		joulelle	jouleille
essive		joulena	jouleina
translative		jouleksi	jouleiksi
abessive		jouletta	jouleitta
instructive		—	joulein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of joule (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jouleni jouleni accusative nom. jouleni jouleni gen. jouleni genitive jouleni joulejeni jouleini rare partitive jouleani joulejani inessive joulessani jouleissani elative joulestani jouleistani illative jouleeni jouleihini adessive joulellani jouleillani ablative jouleltani jouleiltani allative joulelleni jouleilleni essive joulenani jouleinani translative joulekseni jouleikseni abessive joulettani jouleittani instructive — — comitative — jouleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative joulesi joulesi accusative nom. joulesi joulesi gen. joulesi genitive joulesi joulejesi jouleisi rare partitive jouleasi joulejasi inessive joulessasi jouleissasi elative joulestasi jouleistasi illative jouleesi jouleihisi adessive joulellasi jouleillasi ablative jouleltasi jouleiltasi allative joulellesi jouleillesi essive joulenasi jouleinasi translative jouleksesi jouleiksesi abessive joulettasi jouleittasi instructive — — comitative — jouleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative joulemme joulemme accusative nom. joulemme joulemme gen. joulemme genitive joulemme joulejemme jouleimme rare partitive jouleamme joulejamme inessive joulessamme jouleissamme elative joulestamme jouleistamme illative jouleemme jouleihimme adessive joulellamme jouleillamme ablative jouleltamme jouleiltamme allative joulellemme jouleillemme essive joulenamme jouleinamme translative jouleksemme jouleiksemme abessive joulettamme jouleittamme instructive — — comitative — jouleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative joulenne joulenne accusative nom. joulenne joulenne gen. joulenne genitive joulenne joulejenne jouleinne rare partitive jouleanne joulejanne inessive joulessanne jouleissanne elative joulestanne jouleistanne illative jouleenne jouleihinne adessive joulellanne jouleillanne ablative jouleltanne jouleiltanne allative joulellenne jouleillenne essive joulenanne jouleinanne translative jouleksenne jouleiksenne abessive joulettanne jouleittanne instructive — — comitative — jouleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative joulensa joulensa accusative nom. joulensa joulensa gen. joulensa genitive joulensa joulejensa jouleinsa rare partitive jouleaan jouleansa joulejaan joulejansa inessive joulessaan joulessansa jouleissaan jouleissansa elative joulestaan joulestansa jouleistaan jouleistansa illative jouleensa jouleihinsa adessive joulellaan joulellansa jouleillaan jouleillansa ablative jouleltaan jouleltansa jouleiltaan jouleiltansa allative joulelleen joulellensa jouleilleen jouleillensa essive joulenaan joulenansa jouleinaan jouleinansa translative joulekseen jouleksensa jouleikseen jouleiksensa abessive joulettaan joulettansa jouleittaan jouleittansa instructive — — comitative — jouleineen jouleinensa

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒul/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule (unit of measure)

Further reading

• “joule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Etymology

From English joule, and this named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule

Synonyms

• xulio

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒul/, /ˈd͡ʒawl/, (not recommended) /ˈʒul/
• Rhymes: -ul, -awl
• Hyphenation: joule

Noun

joule m (invariable)

1. joule

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Portuguese

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule (derived unit of energy, work and heat)

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Romanian

Etymology

From French joule.

Noun

joule m (plural jouli)

1. joule

Declension

Declension of joule

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) joule	jouleul	(niște) jouli	joulii
genitive/dative	(unui) joule	jouleului	(unor) jouli	joulilor
vocative	jouleule		joulilor

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Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joule, and this named after the English physicist James Prescott Joule.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝul/ [ˈɟ͡ʝul]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝul/ [ˈɟ͡ʝul]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃul/ [ˈʃul]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒul/ [ˈʒul]

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule

   Synonym: julio

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

• “joule”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014