megajoule

[ meg-uh-joul, -jool ]
/ ˈmɛg əˌdʒaʊl, -ˌdʒul /

noun Physics.

a unit of work or energy, equal to one million joules.

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Origin of megajoule

mega- + joule

Words nearby megajoule

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