Peltier effect

[pel-tyey]

noun Physics.

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.

Origin of Peltier effect

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

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British Dictionary definitions for peltier effect

Peltier effect

noun

physics 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 wiresCompare Seebeck effect

Word Origin for Peltier effect

C19: named after Jean Peltier (1785–1845), French physicist, who discovered it

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