another name for the Seebeck effect, Peltier effect
Seebeck effect in British English
(ˈsiːbɛk, German ˈzeːbɛk)
noun
the phenomenon in which a current is produced in a circuit containing two or more different metals when the junctions between the metals are maintained at different temperatures
Also called: thermoelectric effect. Compare Peltier effect
Word origin
C19: named after Thomas Seebeck (1770–1831), German physicist
Peltier effect in British English
(ˈpɛltɪˌeɪ)
noun
physics
the production of heat at one junction and the absorption of heat at the other junction of a thermocouple when a current is passed around the thermocouple circuit. The heat produced is additional to the heat arising from the resistance of the wires
Compare Seebeck effect
Word origin
C19: named after Jean Peltier (1785–1845), French physicist, who discovered it
Examples of 'thermoelectric effect' in a sentence
thermoelectric effect
We revisit the derivation of a nonlocal problem modelling temperature distribution due to power generation using thermoelectric effect.
Jaywan Chung, Byungki Ryu 2014, 'Nonlocal Problems Arising in Thermoelectrics', Mathematical Problems in Engineeringhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/909078. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)