Joule effect

American  

noun

Physics.

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

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Joule effect British  

noun

1. Also called: Joule heating.  the production of heat as the result of a current flowing through a conductor See Joule's law

2. an increase in length of certain ferromagnetic materials when longitudinally magnetized

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Etymology

Origin of Joule effect

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