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EFECTO THOMSON [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrokinetics
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Thomson effect
1, record 1, English, Thomson%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The production of an electromotive force in the parts of a homogeneous conductor which are at different temperatures. 2, record 1, English, - Thomson%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A thermoelectric effect in which heat flows into or out of a homogeneous conductor when an electric current flows two points in the conductor at different temperatures, the direction of heat flow depending upon whether the current flows from colder to warmer metal or from warmer to colder. 3, record 1, English, - Thomson%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Thomson effect, is a voltage gradient which will appear along a conducting wire when a temperature gradient is set up along it. 4, record 1, English, - Thomson%20effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
- Électrocinétique
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- effet Thomson
1, record 1, French, effet%20Thomson
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production d'une force électromotrice dans les parties d'un conducteur homogène qui présentent des températures différentes. 2, record 1, French, - effet%20Thomson
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Effet thermoélectrique qui, dans un conducteur homogène parcouru par un courant et soumis à un gradient de température, provoque un transfert de chaleur. 3, record 1, French, - effet%20Thomson
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Electrotecnia
- Electrocinética
- Física
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- efecto Thomson
1, record 1, Spanish, efecto%20Thomson
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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