Peltier effect
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Etymology[edit]
Named after French physicist Jean C. A. Peltier (1785–1845), the discoverer of the effect.
Noun[edit]
Peltier effect (plural Peltier effects)
- (physics) A thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.
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Translations[edit]
thermodynamic effect
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