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Peltier effect definition

Pel·tier· effect (pel′tyā′, pel tyā′)

Elec. the liberation or absorption of heat at a junction of two unlike metals through which an electric current is passing

Etymology: after J. Peltier (1785-1845), Fr physicist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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