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thermoelectric

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

involving or resulting from thermoelectricity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thermoelectrical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwher-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English thermoelectric From thermo- + electric.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: termollétricu — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Catalan: termoelèctric — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Finnish: lämpösähköinen — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Finnish: termoelektrinen — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • French: thermoélectrique — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Galician: termoeléctrico — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • German: thermoelektrisch — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Irish: teirmileictreach — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Italian: termoelettrico — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Manx: çhiass-lectragh — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Norwegian Bokmål: termoelektrisk — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: termoelektrisk — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity
  • Spanish: termoeléctrico — of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermoelectricity