different between joule vs gigajoule

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: j?l, joul, IPA^(key): /d?u?l/, /d?a?l/
• Rhymes: -u?l, -a?l
• 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

Further reading

• joule on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?au?l]
• Hyphenation: joule

Noun

joule m inan

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

Declension

Derived terms

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

Further reading

• joule in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• joule in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule

Finnish

Noun

joule

1. joule (unit of measure)

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ul/

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule (unit of measure)

Further reading

• “joule” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Etymology

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

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule

Synonyms

• xulio

Italian

Noun

joule m (invariable)

1. joule

Portuguese

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French joule.

Noun

joule m (plural jouli)

1. joule

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

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

Noun

joule m (plural joules)

1. joule

   Synonym: julio

English

Alternative forms

• giga-joule

Etymology

giga- +? joule

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u?l

Noun

gigajoule (plural gigajoules)

1. One thousand million (10⁹) joules, abbreviated as GJ.

Translations

Czech

Etymology

giga- +? joule

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [????ad?au?l]

Noun

gigajoule m

1. gigajoule

Further reading

• gigajoule in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz

Finnish

Etymology

giga- +? joule

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??i???jou?le/, [??i???jo?u?le?]
• Rhymes: -oule
• Syllabification: gi?ga?jou?le

Noun

gigajoule

1. gigajoule

Declension

Italian

Etymology

giga- +? joule

Noun

gigajoule m (invariable)

1. gigajoule