Joule effect

noun Physics.

the generation of heat by the passage of electricity through a resistance.

Origin of Joule effect

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

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Joule effect

noun physics

Also called: Joule heating the production of heat as the result of a current flowing through a conductorSee Joule's law
an increase in length of certain ferromagnetic materials when longitudinally magnetized

Word Origin

C20: named after James Prescott Joule

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