Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A practical unit of energy equal to 1000 joules or to 1 × 10 ergs.

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  • noun metrology An SI unit of energy equal to 103 joules.

Etymologies

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kilo- +‎ joule

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Examples

  • Currently Tokyo is leading the way with over 1000 'kilojoule's'.

    Light Up the World on Google Maps 2008

  • Currently Tokyo is leading the way with over 1000 'kilojoule's'.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • Tracking your food intake can also help you if you want to count your kilojoule intake, or even if you just want to record your food to give you an idea of which of your eating habits are good and which need some help.

    Set a sensible weight loss goal | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • J decajoule daJ decijoule dJ hectojoule hJ centijoule cJ kilojoule kJ millijoule mJ megajoule

    Joule 2009

  • Tracking your food intake can also help you if you want to count your kilojoule intake, or even if you just want to record your food to give you an idea of which of your eating habits are good and which need some help.

    Set a sensible weight loss goal | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • Prof Simpson said he was not advocating the dangerous high-protein, high-fat Atkins-style diets, but one that includes around 20 per cent of total kilojoule intake from protein.

    2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008

  • What, have a discussion with your kids - while you're driving somewhere in the car, or maybe sitting around in the loungeroom - about kilojoule content and how chips are laden with fat?

    Archive 2005-03-01 2005

  • I ask you to believe that a break-out panel accompanying the story actually lists the kilojoule content of a stick of celery.

    Archive 2005-03-01 2005

  • I ask you to believe that a break-out panel accompanying the story actually lists the kilojoule content of a stick of celery.

    What I cooked last night. 2005

  • I ask you to believe that a break-out panel accompanying the story actually lists the kilojoule content of a stick of celery.

    What I cooked last night. 2005

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