"thermopower" meaning in English

See thermopower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: thermopowers [plural]
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  1. (physics) A measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect. Synonyms: Seebeck coefficient

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