joule effect

joule ef·fect

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Definitions of joule effect words

noun joule effect the generation of heat by the passage of electricity through a resistance. 1
noun joule effect the production of heat as the result of a current flowing through a conductor 0
noun joule effect an increase in length of certain ferromagnetic materials when longitudinally magnetized 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; named after J. P. Joule

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