Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micro-joule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-joule
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a joule, abbreviated as µJ.

Etymology

From micro- + joule.

Inflected Forms

micro-joules (plural) microjoule (alternative)

Questions

What does micro-joule mean?
One millionth (10⁻⁶) of a joule, abbreviated as µJ.
Where does micro-joule come from?
From micro- + joule.

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