Seebeck effect

English

Etymology

Named after Estonian physicist Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770–1831), the discoverer of the effect.

Noun

Seebeck effect

  1. (physics) the thermodynamic effect by which heat being passed through a thermocouple is converted into electricity

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