Meanings
nounthermoelectricity (uncountable)
- uncountablenatural sciencesThe direct conversion of heat into electricity
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
- Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
- Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
- Englishthermo-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Englishelectricity
- Englishthermoelectricity
From thermo- + electricity.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan termoelectricitat
- termoelectricitatphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
Finnish lämpösähkö
- lämpösähköphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
French thermoélectricité
- thermoélectricitéphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
German Thermoelektrizität
- Thermoelektrizitätphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
Italian termoelettricità
- termoelettricitàphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
Spanish termoelectricidad
- termoelectricidadphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
Swedish termoelektricitet
- termoelektricitetphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
Tagalog initdagitban
- initdagitbanphysics: direct conversion of heat into electricity
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APA
thermoelectricity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoelectricity
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“thermoelectricity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoelectricity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermoelectricity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermoelectricity.
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