peltier effect

Peltier effect

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Definitions of peltier effect words

noun peltier effect the change in temperature of either junction of a thermocouple when a current is maintained in the thermocouple and after allowance is made for a temperature change due to resistance. 1
noun peltier effect the production of heat at one junction and the absorption of heat at the other junction of a thermocouple when a current is passed around the thermocouple circuit. The heat produced is additional to the heat arising from the resistance of the wires 0
noun peltier effect the liberation or absorption of heat at a junction of two unlike metals through which an electric current is passing 0

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

1855-60; named after Jean C. A. Peltier (1785-1845), French physicist who discovered it

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