thermocouple junction

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• thermocouple junction — noun a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is… …   Useful english dictionary

• Thermocouple — plugged to a multimeter displaying room temperature in °C. A thermocouple is a device consisting of two different conductors (usually metal alloys) that produce a voltage proportional to a temperature difference between either end of the pair of… …   Wikipedia

• junction — [juŋk′shən] n. [L junctio < jungere, to JOIN] 1. a joining or being joined 2. a place or point of joining or crossing, as of highways or railroads 3. an interface between materials having different characteristics, as the pn junction in a… …   English World dictionary

• junction of a thermocouple — termoelektrinio elemento litavietė statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. junction of a thermocouple; thermojunction vok. Lötstelle eines Thermoelements, f; thermoelektrische Verbindung, f rus. спай термопары, m; спай термоэлемента, m… …   Automatikos terminų žodynas

• junction of a thermocouple — termoelektrinio elemento lydvietė statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. junction of a thermocouple; thermojunction vok. Lötstelle eines Thermoelements, f; thermoelektrische Verbindung, f rus. спай термопары, m; спай термоэлемента …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

• thermocouple thermometer — a combination of a thermocouple with some device for measuring its electromotive force, such as a potentiometer; in use the thermocouple s reference junction is kept at a reference temperature (such as the ice point) and its measuring junction at …   Medical dictionary

• thermocouple — [1] An electrical temperature sensor. As opposed to a resistance thermometer, the thermocouple operates without an external voltage; it consists basically of two conductors of dissimilar metals, typically copper/constantan, iron/ constantan,… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• thermocouple — /therr meuh kup euhl/, n. Physics. a device that consists of the junction of two dissimilar metallic conductors, as copper and iron, in which an electromotive force is induced when the conductors are maintained at different temperatures, the… …   Universalium

• thermocouple — A device for measuring slight changes in temperature, consisting of two wires of different metals, one wire being kept at a certain low temperature, the other in the tissue or other material whose temperature is to be measured; a thermoelectric… …   Medical dictionary

• thermocouple — A device that converts thermal energy directly into electrical energy. In its basic form, it consists of two dissimilar metallic electrical conductors connected in a closed loop. Each junction forms a thermocouple. If the junctions are at… …   Aviation dictionary

• junction — noun Etymology: Latin junction , junctio, from jungere to join more at yoke Date: 1711 1. an act of joining ; the state of being joined 2. a. a place or point of meeting b. an intersection of roads especially where one terminates c. a point (as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary