thermojunction

/ (ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒʌŋkʃən) /

noun

a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metalsSee also Seebeck effect

Nearby words

thermogram, thermograph, thermographic, thermography, thermoinhibitory, thermojunction, thermolabile, thermoluminescence, thermoluminescence dating, thermolysis, thermolytic

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