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J

J

5.4
The symbol for the unit of energy called the joule
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : julio
  • Among subjects, the work ranged from about 0.35 to 0.7 J/Kg-m walked.
  • J/kg
  • 2.79 J
  • J of energy

Examples

  • The authors reported a decrease in skin flap necrosis using a red laser (660 nm), applying 7.3 J per point.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Two criteria were for the device to reach a minimum load of 587 N and require a minimum energy of 29.8 J for a 9 cm displacement of the headform.

    Academic text (1996)
  • If that height is Y, then the force of gravity is minus MG times J where J is unit vector in that direction.

  • High energy (600-700 J) is delivered to the midline soft palate, as shown here.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The energy used in previous studies assessing the effects of red lasers in dorsal random skin flaps ranged from 0.06 J to 1.44 J per point (3, 9, 5, 10, 12).

    Academic text (2015)
  • The PD10 can measure pulse energies from 1 nJ to 20 J, and the PD10-pJ can make those measurements from 10 pJ to 200 nJ, both up to 10 kHz.

    Academic text (2005)
  • A light bulb that uses 60 watts will consume around 216,000 J of energy in one month.

  • The electric heater transfers 3,000 J of energy every hour to warm the room.

  • When the battery is fully charged, it stores about 1,200 J of energy for later use.

Synonyms

joule
vsJ
  • Specialized
11 7.2

A unit for measuring energy equal to one newton moving an object one metre

is the symbolic form used to represent that energy amount
watt second
vsJ
  • Specialized
5.0

A unit of energy equal to one watt used for one second

is the symbol for the SI energy unit equal to that amount

Compounds

1 4.6

The day in 1945 when the Allies defeated Japan at the end of World War II

J particle
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy neutral particle made of a charm quark and its antiparticle

the j-word
  • NSFW
9.9

A polite way to talk about a sensitive word that starts with J

Surface Forms

J singular
Js plural

Etymology

J stands for the unit joule, which is named after the English scientist James Joule, so J is simply his initial used to show a quantity of 'energy'.