THERMOCOUPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thermocouple mean? 

• THERMOCOUPLE (noun)
  The noun THERMOCOUPLE 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 used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THERMOCOUPLE (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

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

thermocouple; thermocouple junction

Hypernyms ("thermocouple" is a kind of...):

thermometer (measuring instrument for measuring temperature)