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noun
An electrical junction of two dissimilar conductors used to produce a thermoelectric current, as in one form of pyrometer; a thermocouple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a junction between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: junction, conjunction
History
From thermo- + junction.
