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.
SI unit of work, energy and heat. One joule is the work done when a force of one newton moves its point of application one metre in the direction of the force. Symbol J. 1 erg= 10~7 J, 1 kW hr=3-6 x 106 J, 1 eV= 1-602 x 1019J, 1 calorie =4-18 J, 1 Btu=1055 J. See SI units and Appendices.