Seebeck effect

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Etymology[edit]

Named after Estonian physicist Thomas Johann Seebeck (1770–1831), the discoverer of the effect.

Noun[edit]

Seebeck effect

  1. (physics) the thermodynamic effect by which heat being passed through a thermocouple is converted into electricity

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