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Thomson effect

noun

, Physics.
  1. the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip.

Thomson effect

noun

  1. physics the phenomenon in which a temperature gradient along a metallic (or semiconductor) wire or strip causes an electric potential gradient to form along its length

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Thomson effect1

Named after Sir W. Thomson

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Thomson effect1

named after Sir William Thomson , Lord Kelvin

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