"thermocouple" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thermocouples [plural]
Etymology: From thermo- + couple. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|thermo-|couple}} thermo- + couple Head templates: {{en-noun}} thermocouple (plural thermocouples)
  1. (physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature) Wikipedia link: thermocouple Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: thermocoupled, thermocoupling Translations (type of transducer): термодвойка (termodvojka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), lämpösähköpari (Finnish), termoelementti (Finnish), Thermoelement [neuter] (German), θερμοζεύγος (thermozévgos) [neuter] (Greek), teirmeachúpla [masculine] (Irish), termocoppia [feminine] (Italian), 열전대 (yeoljeondae) (Korean), termopar [masculine] (Portuguese), termocuplu [neuter] (Romanian), termocupla [feminine] (Spanish), termopar [masculine] (Spanish), termoelement [neuter] (Swedish), termokors [neuter] (Swedish)

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