- Thermoelectric
- Thermoelectric Ther`mo*e*lec"tric, a. (Physics) Pertaining to thermoelectricity; as, thermoelectric currents. [1913 Webster]
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Thermoelectric
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thermoelectric — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ producing electricity by a difference of temperatures … English terms dictionary
thermoelectric — [thʉr΄mōē lek′trik] adj. of or having to do with the direct relations between heat and electricity: also thermoelectrical thermoelectrically adv … English World dictionary
Thermoelectric cooling — uses the Peltier effect to create a heat flux between the junction of two different types of materials. A Peltier cooler, heater, or thermoelectric heat pump is a solid state active heat pump which transfers heat from one side of the device to… … Wikipedia
Thermoelectric couple — Ther mo*e*lec tric couple or Thermoelectric pair Ther mo*e*lec tric pair (Elec.) A union of two conductors, as bars or wires of dissimilar metals joined at their extremities, for producing a thermoelectric current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermoelectric pair — Thermoelectric couple Ther mo*e*lec tric couple or Thermoelectric pair Ther mo*e*lec tric pair (Elec.) A union of two conductors, as bars or wires of dissimilar metals joined at their extremities, for producing a thermoelectric current. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermoelectric power — can refer to two things:# Electrical power generated from a heat source, such as burning coal, indirectly through devices like steam turbines. # The thermopower, or Seebeck coefficient, of a material, which governs its thermoelectric… … Wikipedia
thermoelectric pair — thermoelectric couple or thermoelectric pair, = thermocouple. (Cf. ↑thermocouple) … Useful english dictionary
Thermoelectric effect — The thermoelectric effect is the direct conversion of temperature differences to electric voltage and vice versa. On the measurement scale of everyday life, a thermoelectric device creates a voltage when there is a different temperature on each… … Wikipedia
thermoelectric power generator — Introduction any of a class of solid state devices (solid state device) that either convert heat directly into electricity or transform electrical energy into thermal power for heating or cooling. Such devices are based on thermoelectric… … Universalium
thermoelectric effect — termoelektrinis reiškinys statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Reiškinys, vykstantis vienalyčiame laidininke arba puslaidininkyje, kai jame yra temperatūros gradientas ir teka elektros srovė, arba skirtingų laidininkų ar… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
