Ettingshausen-Nernst effect

Ettingshausen-Nernst effect

[¦ed·iŋz‚hau̇z·ən ¦nərnst i‚fekt] (physics) The phenomenon that, when a conductor or semiconductor is subjected to a temperature gradient and to a magnetic field perpendicular to the temperature gradient, an electric field arises perpendicular to both the temperature gradient and the magnetic field.