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THERMOCOUPLE JUNCTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thermocouple junction mean?
• THERMOCOUPLE JUNCTION (noun)
The noun THERMOCOUPLE JUNCTION has 1 sense:
1. a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
Familiarity information: THERMOCOUPLE JUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• THERMOCOUPLE JUNCTION (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
thermocouple; thermocouple junction
Hypernyms ("thermocouple junction" is a kind of...):
thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)
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