MEANING
Relating to the direct conversion between a temperature difference and electrical energy.
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- thermoelectric generator
- thermoelectric cooling
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A thermoelectric generator drew power from the hot pipe.
The sensor used thermoelectric cooling to stabilize its temperature.
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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