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thermopile

/thur-muh-pahyl/US // ˈθɜr məˌpaɪl //UK // (ˈθɜːməʊˌpaɪl) //

热电堆,热电偶,热堆,温度计

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Physics.

    • : a device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.

Examples

  • Indeed, the thermopile in the hands of Lockyer has already made palpable the heat of the fixed stars.

  • The main use of the thermopile has been in scientific investigations, especially in the science of heat.

  • Helmholtz takes the case of a circuit of resistance R in which acts an electromotive force due to a battery or thermopile.

  • Change or apparent change in intensity; observed by energy received by thermopile.

  • The heat of a match, or the cold of a piece of ice, will produce a current, even if held at some distance from the thermopile.