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Peltier effect

Peltier effect noun: a thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.

Noun

Peltier effect (plural Peltier effects)

  1. A thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.

Peltier effect meaning in Tamil

Peltier effect in Tamil

பெற்றியர்விளைவு, பௌட்டியர் விளைவு, பெல்சியா விளைவு, பெல்டியா விளைவு

Forms of Peltier effect

pluralPeltier effects

Origin of Peltier effect

Named after French physicist Jean C. A. Peltier (1785–1845), the discoverer of the effect.

Questions about Peltier effect

What does Peltier effect mean?
Peltier effect means a thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.
What is Peltier effect in Tamil?
Peltier effect in Tamil is பெற்றியர்விளைவு, பௌட்டியர் விளைவு, பெல்சியா விளைவு. See Peltier effect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Peltier effect?
Peltier effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Peltier effect?
The plural of Peltier effect is Peltier effects.

Words near Peltier effect in the dictionary

  1. peltidia
  2. peltidial
  3. peltidium
  4. Peltier
  5. Peltier cooling
  6. Peltier effect
  7. Peltier effects
  8. Peltier's cross
  9. peltiform
  10. peltinerved
  11. pelting

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