| 释义 |
ther·mo·pile
\-ˌpīl\ noun
Etymology: therm- + pile (heap)
: an apparatus consisting of a number of thermoelectric couples (as of antimony and bismuth or of copper sulfide and German silver) combined so as to multiply the effect and used to generate electric currents for various purposes and also in a very sensitive form for determining intensities of radiation due especially to its heating effect |