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thermoelectricity
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌθɜː.məʊ.iˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.ti/ us /ˌθɝː.moʊ.ɪˌlekˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i/
electricity that is produced by applying heat to something, often two different metals that absorb the heat differently:
Physicists at the university figured out how to boost the potential of thermoelectricity by using metal, heat, and magnetic fields to produce energy.
His work focuses on thermoelectricity as a way to generate electricity from geothermal sources in Iceland.
The signal works on a principle called thermoelectricity, in which temperature differences create current flow.
The field of thermoelectricity has developed new impetus over the last few decades.
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