megajoule
- noun
- /ˈmɛɡəˌdʒuːl/
- Specialized
- Solar radiation (in megajoules per square meter per day)
- megajoules per cubic meter
Examples
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The solar panels generated 150 megajoules of energy today, which will power the electric vehicle for several miles.
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The expired fraction (Ef) is calculated as a function of incoming solar radiation (Rad) in megajoules (MJ) per square meter (m):
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Yield range (in megajoules per square meter per year)
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Recently we deployed an 18-megajoule particle beam weapon into orbit.
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There's one ionization energy megajoules per mole relative number of electrons.
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Ten-megajoule lasers.
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The modified wheel stored 5.8 megajoules at burst speed and released 1.1 megajoules during the burst event.
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The modified wheel stored 5.8 megajoules at burst speed and released 1.1 megajoules during the burst event.
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If the numerator and denominator are expressed in the same units (barrels per barrel, MegaJoules per MegaJoule), the result is a dimensionless ratio, i.e., 100:1 or 10:1.
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The fuel gas calorific value was typically 4.2 megajoules per cubic meter (wet, net, purge-free basis) and fuel conversion efficiency 78 percent (dry ash-free, mass basis).
Academic text (2000)
How Much
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Megajoule is made of the prefix mega- meaning 'million' and joule, the name for a unit of 'energy'. So a megajoule is simply a measure of energy equal to one million joules.