n.
Pronunciation: ˌ th ə r-m ō -i- ˌ lek- ' tri-s ə -t ē , - ' tris-t ē
Function: noun
Date: 1823
: electricity produced by the direct action of heat (as by the unequal heating of a circuit composed of two dissimilar metals)
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ th ə r-m ō -i- ˌ lek- ' tri-s ə -t ē , - ' tris-t ē
Function: noun
Date: 1823
: electricity produced by the direct action of heat (as by the unequal heating of a circuit composed of two dissimilar metals)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012