Index of English words, starting with "jo"

(1) - Joule (n.) A unit of work which is equal to 107 units of work in the C. G. S. system of units (ergs), and is practically equivalent to the energy expended in one second by an electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm. One joule is approximately equal to 0.738 foot pounds.

(1) - Jounce (n.) A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.
(2) - Jounce (v. t. & i.) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions.

(1) - Journal (a.) That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft, axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See Illust. of Axle box.
(2) - Journal (a.) That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel; a day's journey.
(3) - Journal (a.) A newspaper published daily; by extension, a weekly newspaper or any periodical publication, giving an account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs of societies, etc.
(4) - Journal (a.) The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk.
(5) - Journal (a.) A daily register of the ship's course and distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage, etc.
(6) - Journal (a.) A book of accounts, in which is entered a condensed and grouped statement of the daily transactions.
(7) - Journal (a.) A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.
(8) - Journal (a.) Daily; diurnal.

(1) - Journalism (n.) The periodical collection and publication of current news; the business of managing, editing, or writing for, journals or newspapers; as, political journalism.
(2) - Journalism (n.) The keeping of a journal or diary.