Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » thermoelectric couple
thermoelectric couple
Variant of thermocouple
noun
a pair of dissimilar conductors joined at two points to form a closed circuit so as to produce a thermoelectric current when the junctions are at different temperatures: used in temperature measurements
also called thermoelectric couple
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.