Meaning Of The Word Thomson effect

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Thomson effect in American English
noun: the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip

Thomson effect in British English
noun: the phenomenon in which a temperature gradient along a metallic (or semiconductor) wire or strip causes an electric potential gradient to form along its length

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