Seebeck
Britishnoun
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any of a set of stamps issued (1890–99) in Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador and named after Nicholas Frederick Seebeck, who provided them free to the respective governments
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any of the reprints issued later for personal gain by Seebeck
Example Sentences
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This physical limitation requires Seebeck effect-based devices to have complex structures, leading to reduced service lives and increased manufacturing costs.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
Seebeck effect-based thermoelectric technologies capable of converting waste heat and other heat sources into electricity have been extensively researched in recent years.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2024
The combination of extremely high electrical conductivity and simultaneously a high Seebeck coefficient leads to record thermoelectric power factor values in nickel-gold alloys, which exceed those of conventional semiconductors by far.
From Science Daily • Sep. 18, 2023
It is usually a thin conductive material that exploits the temperature difference between its two sides to generate electricity, known as the Seebeck effect.
From Forbes • Jun. 8, 2010
In the year 1821 Professor Seebeck, of Berlin, discovered a third source of electricity.
From The Story of Electricity by Munro, John
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