thermocouple, n.
(thermocouples)
freq. cnt. 6
(thermocouples)
freq. cnt. 6
a 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
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
thermocouple thermocouple junction
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