Thermojunction
/ˌθɜːməʊˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
noun
1.
a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals See also Seebeck effect
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