'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.]

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