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thermoelectronics

thermoelectronics noun: the study and use of electrical devices that operate by the thermionic emission of electrons.

Noun

thermoelectronics (uncountable)

  1. The study and use of electrical devices that operate by the thermionic emission of electrons.
    • […] thermoelectronics, along with some of its future uses, such as in heating systems, refrigeration, home cooling units, and automobile power units.1959, Arden F. Welte, Your Science Fair (page 58)
    • Hence, the unique structures of nanocarbon with their novel properties have […] been studied extensively as a future suitable candidate for the various potential fields such as energy storage, production, and conversion devices (battery, water electrolyzer, fuel cell, solar cell, etc.), electronics...2018, Naotoshi Nakashima, Nanocarbons for Energy Conversion: Supramolecular Approaches, page 457

Origin of thermoelectronics

From thermo- + electronics.

Questions about thermoelectronics

What does thermoelectronics mean?
Thermoelectronics means the study and use of electrical devices that operate by the thermionic emission of electrons.
What part of speech is thermoelectronics?
Thermoelectronics is a noun.

Words near thermoelectronics in the dictionary

  1. thermoelectrometers
  2. thermoelectrometry
  3. thermoelectromotive
  4. thermoelectron
  5. thermoelectronic
  6. thermoelectronics
  7. thermoelectrons
  8. thermoelement
  9. thermoelements
  10. thermoembolic
  11. thermoembolization

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