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ther·mo·pile T0159100 (thûr′mə-pīl′)n. A device consisting of a number of thermocouples connected in series or parallel, used for measuring temperature or generating current.
[thermo- + pile.]thermopile (ˈθɜːməʊˌpaɪl) n (General Physics) an instrument for detecting and measuring heat radiation or for generating a thermoelectric current. It consists of a number of thermocouple junctions, usually joined together in series[C19: from thermo- + pile1 (in the sense: voltaic pile)]ther•mo•pile (ˈθɜr məˌpaɪl)
n. a device consisting of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy. [1840–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | thermopile - a kind of thermometer for measuring heat radiation; consists of several thermocouple junctions in seriesthermometer - measuring instrument for measuring temperature |
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thermopile: see thermoelectricitythermoelectricity,
direct conversion of heat into electric energy, or vice versa. The term is generally restricted to the irreversible conversion of electricity into heat described by the English physicist James P.
..... Click the link for more information. .thermopile[′thər·mə‚pīl] (engineering) An array of thermocouples connected either in series to give higher voltage output or in parallel to give higher current output, used for measuring temperature or radiant energy or for converting radiant energy into electric power. thermopileenUK
thermopile [ther´mo-pīl] a number of thermocouples in series, used to increase sensitivity to change in temperature or for direct conversion of heat into electric energy.ther·mo·pile (ther'mō-pīl), A thermoelectric battery, consisting usually of a series of bars of antimony and bismuth joined together, that generates a thermoelectric current when the junctions are heated; used as a thermoscope. Synonym(s): thermoelectric pile [thermo- + pile] thermopile (ther'mo-pil) [? + L. pila, pile] A thermoelectric battery used in measuring small variations in the degree of heat. It consists of a number of connected dissimilar metallic plates. Under the influence of heat, these plates produce an electric current. Synonym: thermocouplethermopileenUK
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