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JAMES PRESCOTT JOULE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889)
Synonyms:
James Prescott Joule; Joule
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Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)