Peltier effect

noun

A thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.

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Meanings

nounPeltier effect (plural Peltier effects)

plural Peltier effects

  1. natural sciencesA thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.

Origin

Named after French physicist Jean C. A. Peltier (1785–1845), the discoverer of the effect.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 珀耳帖效應 /珀耳帖效应
  • 珀耳帖效應 /珀耳帖效应 (Pò'ěrtiě xiàoyìng)thermodynamic effect
Finnish Peltier’n ilmiö
  • Peltier’n ilmiöthermodynamic effect
German Peltiereffekt
  • Peltiereffektthermodynamic effect
Italian effetto Peltier
  • effetto Peltierthermodynamic effect
Japanese ペルチェ効果
  • ペルチェ効果 (peruche-kōka)thermodynamic effect
Portuguese efeito Peltier
  • efeito Peltierthermodynamic effect
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APA

Peltier effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peltier%20effect

MLA

“Peltier effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peltier%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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