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thermoelectric couple

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noun

Physics.

  1. thermocouple.

Etymology

Origin of thermoelectric couple

First recorded in 1860–65

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The radiation passing out from an opening in the furnace falls upon a concave mirror in a telescope and is focused upon a thermoelectric couple.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

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