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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles lacking reliable references, Thermometers, Temperature control, Sensors, Thermoelectricity
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thermocouple  thermocouple junction  hot junction  Pilot generator  Thermal couple
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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 WordNet 3.0
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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A thermocouple, also known as a "thermoelectrical thermometer", is an electrical device consisting of two dissimilar electrical conductors forming an electrical junction. Wikipedia
A type of temperature sensor Wikipedia Disambiguation
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). Wiktionary
A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
thermometer
measuring transducer
PART OF
radioisotope thermoelectric generator
thermoelectric cooling
USE
thermoelectricity
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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thermocouple, thermocouple junction
Wikipedia
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thermocouple
Wikidata
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thermocouple
Wiktionary
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thermocouple
Wikipedia Redirections
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cold junction (thermocouple), cold junction compensation, Heat thermocouple, hot junction, Pilot generator, Pilot Generator, Thermal couple, Thermal Couple, Thermal junction, Thermo electric thermometer, thermocouples, Thermocouples applied, Thermopair, Type J thermocouple, Type k thermocouple, Type K thermocouple, type N thermocouple, Type R thermocouple, Type T thermocouple
Wikidata Alias
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thermal junction, thermal junctions, thermel, thermoelectric thermometer, thermoelectric thermometers

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