THERMOPILE


Meaning of THERMOPILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈthər-mə-ˌpī(-ə)l ]

noun

Etymology: pile (IV)

Date: 1849

: an apparatus consisting of thermocouples combined so as to multiply the effect and used for generating electric currents or determining intensities of radiation

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