Nernst effect
noun
ˈne(ə)rn|zt-,
ˈnərn|,
|(t)st-
: a transverse electromotive force produced when a metal through which a flow of heat occurs is placed in a magnetic field and observed when the magnetic lines of force are perpendicular to the thermal flux
Word History
Etymology
after Walther H. Nernst †1941 German physicist & chemist
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