Thomson effect

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Etymology[edit]

Named after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

Noun[edit]

Thomson effect (plural Thomson effects)

  1. (thermodynamics) The phenomenon where, when in the presence of a gradient in the Seebeck coefficient, driving a current through this gradient produces a continuous version of the Peltier effect.

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