[ 'pɛltɪeɪ ]
■ noun Physics an effect whereby heat is given out or absorbed when an electric current passes across a junction between two materials.
Origin
C19: named after the French scientist Jean Peltier .
[ 'pɛltɪeɪ ]
■ noun Physics an effect whereby heat is given out or absorbed when an electric current passes across a junction between two materials.
Origin
C19: named after the French scientist Jean Peltier .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004