Ettingshausen effect

noun

A thermoelectric or thermomagnetic phenomenon that affects the electric current in a conductor when a magnetic field is present. When applying a current (along the y-axis) and a perpendicular magnetic field (along the z-axis) a temperature gradient appears along the x-axis.

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Meanings

nounEttingshausen effect (plural Ettingshausen effects)

plural Ettingshausen effects

  1. natural sciencesA thermoelectric or thermomagnetic phenomenon that affects the electric current in a conductor when a magnetic field is present. When applying a current (along the y-axis) and a perpendicular magnetic field (along the z-axis) a temperature gradient appears along the x-axis.

Origin

Named for Albert von Ettingshausen.

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