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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 differenceplay

  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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