# Joule's law

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The quantitative relationship between the quantity of heat produced in a conductor and the electric current flowing through it.

## Etymology
From James Prescott Joule, English physicist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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