Peltier effect
nounEtymology Named after French physicist Jean C. A. Peltier (1785–1845), the discoverer of the effect.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A thermoelectric effect which occurs when current is passed through a thermocouple causing one side of the Peltier to heat up and the other to cool down, used in computing as a cooling process.
- Related terms
- Peltier cooling, Seebeck effect