'Thermocouple' definitions:
Definition of 'thermocouple'
From: WordNet
noun
A kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the circuit is proportional to the temperature difference [syn: thermocouple, thermocouple junction]
Definition of 'Thermocouple'
From: GCIDE
- Thermocouple \Ther"mo*cou`ple\, n. A thermoelectric couple. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]