Thomson effect

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thomson effect¹

Named after Sir W. Thomson

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thomson effect¹

named after Sir William Thomson , Lord Kelvin

Example Sentences

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."

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