thermocouple
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- noun
- /ˈθɜrməˌkʌpəl/
- Specialized
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termopar
- The thermocouple measures the temperature difference by generating a voltage when exposed to heat.
Right here is the thermocouple that they use to figure out how cold the water is.
- Right here is the thermocouple that they use to figure out how cold the water is.
- Now you can actually see where that thermocouple is right there.
- It contains the controller, unit relay and a thermocouple.
Examples
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Right here is the thermocouple that they use to figure out how cold the water is.
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And if I heat up the thermocouple a little bit, you can see the gauges starting to come up.
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Yep, there's already a thermocouple in there for temperature management.
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So now I'm going to turn on this thermocouple gauge and make sure that the pressure is low enough to start the diffusion pump.
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He made a souffle in his home kitchen, put a thermocouple from his lab into the center of it, and then watch the temperature change as it cooked.
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The temperature of the storage incubator was continuously monitored by use of a data-logging thermocouple (Fisher Scientific, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
Academic text (2005) -
The engineer installed a thermocouple to accurately monitor the temperature of the furnace.
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In industrial applications, a thermocouple is essential for ensuring that machinery operates at safe temperatures.
Synonyms
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A tool that tells you how hot or cold something is
A place where two different metal wires join and make a small electric signal to measure temperature
A device that measures temperature using electricity created where two different metals join
A device that measures temperature using a small electric current
Compounds
- Specialized
A place where two different metal wires join and make a small electric signal to measure temperature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word thermocouple comes from thermo- meaning 'heat' and couple meaning 'a pair' or 'to join'. So a thermocouple is literally a joined pair of different metal wires that makes a small electric voltage when their joined ends are at different temperatures, and that voltage lets you measure temperature.