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Thomson effect

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.

Thomson effect British  

noun

  1. physics the phenomenon in which a temperature gradient along a metallic (or semiconductor) wire or strip causes an electric potential gradient to form along its length

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Etymology

Origin of Thomson effect

Named after Sir W. Thomson

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However, this absorption and evolution of heat was investigated experimentally and mathematically by Thomson, and is generally now referred to in thermoelectric discussions as the "Thomson effect."

From Lord Kelvin An account of his scientific life and work by Gray, Andrew

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