Thomson effect

noun

The phenomenon where, when in the presence of a gradient in the Seebeck coefficient, driving a current through this gradient produces a continuous version of the Peltier effect.

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Meanings

nounThomson effect (plural Thomson effects)

plural Thomson effects

  1. natural sciencesThe phenomenon where, when in the presence of a gradient in the Seebeck coefficient, driving a current through this gradient produces a continuous version of the Peltier effect.

Origin

Named after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

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

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