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thermoelectricity

noun
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Definition of thermoelectricity

: electricity produced by the direct action of heat (as by the unequal heating of a circuit composed of two dissimilar metals)

Examples of thermoelectricity in a Sentence

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 Another idea is creating electricity through thermoelectricity, converting variations in temperature into electric voltage. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Goodyear Is Trying to Make an Electricity-Generating Tire," 12 Mar. 2015 Thermoelectricity鈥攐r electricity produced through temperature differences鈥攐riginated in 1821 when Thomas Seebeck and Jean Peltier discovered the conversion of heat to electricity. — Kristen A. Schmitt, Smithsonian, "Is This New Material a Game Changer for Thermoelectricity?," 10 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of thermoelectricity

1823, in the meaning defined above

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