how to pronounce joule

/dʒuːl/

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joule is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of joule in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… night before that Joule he realized that …”

meanings of joule

noun:

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.

joule frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word joule occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.