Seebeck effect

English

Etymology

After Thomas Johann Seebeck, Estonian physicist and discoverer of the effect.

Noun

Seebeck effect

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

Related terms

• thermodynamic effect
• Peltier effect

Translations

thermodynamic effect

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 西白克效應／西白克效应, 西白克效应 (Xībáikè xiàoyìng)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Finnish: Seebeck-ilmiö
• Italian: effetto Seebeck (it) m