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“Jewel” or “Joule”

jewel / joule are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

jewel jh·UW·ah·l

  • nouna precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry.
  • nouna person who is as brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry.

joule jh·UW·l

  • nouna unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second.
  • nounEnglish physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889).
Usage

Examples in context

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“jewel”

  • …the Picture Paint Itself and Jewel of the South.
  • (ed., 1987) The Jewel in the Lotus: A Guide…
  • …in various media, painting, sculpture, jewel making and explores most any
  • …Invasion of the B-Girls by Jewel Shepard.
  • …early version of "Momma's Little Jewel"), is co-credited to Island staff…
  • …in October 2009, becoming Pacific Jewel, while Ocean Village completed her…
  • …first studio album since 1995's Jewel of the South.
  • …and mounting a small matrix jewel in the hilt of his…
  • …disarms him and steals the jewel.
  • …the eyes and a blue jewel in the center of her

“joule”

  • …gases will warm during a Joule expansion The reason is that…
  • Thus, at low temperatures the Joule expansion process provides information on…
  • …all gases cool during a Joule expansion at all temperatures investigated;…
  • …1033 operations per second per joule.
  • The Joule expansion, treated as a thought…
  • …the case and that a Joule expansion must always produce cooling.
  • …similar results as obtained by Joule.
  • Joule expansion
  • An actual Joule expansion experiment necessarily involves real…
  • …is named after James Prescott Joule who used this expansion, in…

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