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

British Dictionary definitions for joule effect

Joule effect

noun physics

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

Word Origin for Joule effect

C20: named after James Prescott Joule