thermopile
[thur-muh-pahyl]
- a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
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The principle of the thermopile we need not describe in detail.
Colour Measurement and MixtureW. de W. Abney
So far as I know, this is the first application of the thermopile to variables.
This may be proved experimentally with proper apparatus, as for example with an instrument known as the thermopile.
Aether and GravitationWilliam George Hooper
The heat of a match, or the cold of a piece of ice, will produce a current, even if held at some distance from the thermopile.
Things a Boy Should Know About ElectricityThomas M. (Thomas Matthew) St. John
For years the efforts of inventors have been directed towards obtaining electrical energy from heat by means of the thermopile.
The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola TeslaThomas Commerford Martin
thermopile
- an instrument for detecting and measuring heat radiation or for generating a thermoelectric current. It consists of a number of thermocouple junctions, usually joined together in series
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Word Origin for thermopile
C19: from thermo- + pile 1 (in the sense: voltaic pile)
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thermopile
[thûr′mə-pīl′]
- A device consisting of a number of thermocouples connected in series or parallel, used for measuring temperature or generating current.
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