Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joule-thomson effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: joule-thom-son -ef-fect
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.

Etymology

Named after James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who discovered it in 1852.

Inflected Forms

Joule-Thomson effects (plural)

Phrases

Joule-Thomson orifice

Frequently Paired Words

Joule-Thomson orifice

Synonyms

Joule-Kelvin effect Joule-Thomson expansion Kelvin-Joule effect

Questions

What does joule-thomson effect mean?: The temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is forced through a valve or porous plug while kept insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.
Where does joule-thomson effect come from?: Named after James Prescott Joule and William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who discovered it in 1852.

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