June 2016: Atlanta Summer Guide. When it comes to celebrating summer, there's old school, and there's new school. Take a dip in a swimming hole, or swan around the pool you rented on Airbnb. Slurp on a Bomb Pop, or scoop up artisanal gelato.
joule. n. 1. (Units) the derived SI unit of work or energy; the work done when the point of application of a force of 1 newton is displaced through a distance of 1 metre in the direction of the force. 1 joule is equivalent to 1 watt-second, 10 7 ergs, 0.2390 calories, or 0.738 foot-pound.
The joule (pronounced DJOOL) is the standard unit of energy in electronics and general scientific applications. One joule is defined as the amount of energy exerted when a force of one newton is applied over a displacement of one meter. One joule is the equivalent of one watt of power radiated or dissipated for one second. In some applications, the British thermal unit (Btu) is used to express energy.