Seebeck effect

noun

See·​beck effect

ˈzāˌbek-,

ˈsēˌbek-

: the thermoelectromotive force generated in a circuit composed of different metals in successive contact when the junctions are not all at the same temperature

also : the current resulting from such force when the circuit is closed

Word History

Etymology

after Thomas J. Seebeck †1831 German physicist

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