thermopower

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noun

A measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect.

Similar
Seebeck coefficient
OriginEnglish power ← Middle English power ← Anglo-Norman poer →
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Meanings

nounthermopower (plural thermopowers)

plural thermopowers

  1. natural sciencesA measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect.

    Synonyms: Seebeck coefficient

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect.

Similar
Seebeck coefficient
Also see
seebeck coefficient

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  7. Proto-Italic*potis
  8. Proto-Italic*som
  9. Proto-Italic*possom
  10. Latinposse
  11. Vulgar Latinpotēre
  12. Old Frenchpooir
  13. Anglo-Normanpoer
  14. Middle Englishpower
  15. Englishpower
  16. Englishthermopower

From thermo- + power.

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APA

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

MLA

“thermopower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermopower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermopower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermopower.

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