Meanings
comparative more thermoelectric · superlative most thermoelectric
- Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
The obtained low and anisotropic thermal conductivity, and feasibility of synthesis, in addition to other reports on high electron mobility, make arsenene a promising material for a variety of applications, including thermal management and thermoelectric devices..
2015, M. Zeraati, S. M. Vaez Allaei, I. Abdolhosseini Sarsari, M. Pourfath, D. Donadio, “Highly Anistoropic Thermal Conductivity of Arsenene: An ab initio Study”, in arXiv
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveinvolving or resulting from thermoelectricity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Englishthermoelectric
Translations
Catalan termoelèctric
- termoelèctricof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
Finnish lämpösähköinen, termoelektrinen
- lämpösähköinenof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
- termoelektrinenof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
French thermoélectrique
- thermoélectriqueof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
German thermoelektrisch
- thermoelektrischof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
Irish teirmileictreach
- teirmileictreachof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
Italian termoelettrico
- termoelettricoof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
Norwegian Bokmål termoelektrisk
- termoelektriskof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
Spanish termoeléctrico
- termoeléctricoof, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
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Cite this entry
thermoelectric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoelectric
“thermoelectric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoelectric. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermoelectric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoelectric.
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