a unit of work or energy equal to one million joules
megajoule in American English
(ˈmeɡəˌdʒaul, -ˌdʒuːl)
noun
Physics
a unit of work or energy, equal to one million joules
Word origin
[mega- + joule]mega- is a combining form with the meanings “large, great, grand,” “abnormally large,”used in the formation of compound words; it is also the initial element in units ofmeasure that are equal to one million of the units denoted by the base word (megahertz). Other words that use the affix mega- include: megacorporation, megacycle, megadeath, megadose, megastructure
Examples of 'megajoule' in a sentence
megajoule
Successful point designs must collimate the electrons and minimise the standoff distance to avoid multi-megajoule ignition energies.
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