thermocouple
/thur-muh-kuhp-uhl/US // ˈθɜr məˌkʌp əl //UK // (ˈθɜːməʊˌkʌpəl) //
热电偶,热偶,热电耦,热耦
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Physics.
- : a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the force being related to the temperature difference: used to determine the temperature of a third substance by connecting it to the junction of the metals and measuring the electromotive force produced.
Examples
She twisted two pieces of wire together in a final connection as Snake placed the jewel on an improvised thermocouple.
The thermocouple glowed red, and electricity jumped in the copper veins, turning the metal bone into a magnet.
She fastened two wires to two other wires, adjusted the lens, and the tips of the thermocouple glowed red.
The balancing thermocouple is all the time imbedded in a block of ice so that its temperature remains unaltered.
This large, squat telescope catches and concentrates on the thermocouple and the galvanometer registers the temperature.
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