'Peltier effect' definitions:

Definition of 'Peltier effect'

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  • Peltier effect \Pel`tier" ef*fect"\ [After Jean C. A. Peltier, French physicist, the discoverer.] (Elec.) The production or absorption of heat at the junction of two metals on the passage of a current. Heat generated by the passage of the current in one direction will be absorbed if the current is reversed. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]