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Thomson effect
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noun Physics.
the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.
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Origin of Thomson effect
Named after Sir W. Thomson
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British Dictionary definitions for Thomson effect
Thomson effect
noun
physics the phenomenon in which a temperature gradient along a metallic (or semiconductor) wire or strip causes an electric potential gradient to form along its length
Word Origin for Thomson effect
named after Sir William Thomson, Lord Kelvin
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