1. English physicist who established the mechanical theory of heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics (1818-1889); [syn: Joule, James Prescott Joule]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
James Prescott Joule
n 1: English physicist who established the mechanical theory of
heat and discovered the first law of thermodynamics
(1818-1889) [syn: Joule, James Prescott Joule]