HyperDic: thermocouple

English > 1 sense of the word thermocouple:
NOUNartifactthermocouple, thermocouple junctiona kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends
English > thermocouple: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference.
Synonymthermocouple junction
Broaderthermometermeasuring instrument for measuring temperature
Spanishtermopar
Catalantermoparell

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