Seebeck effect noun phr. ['si:bɛk ɪ,fɛkt, 'zeɪbɛk] E20.
[from T. J. Seebeck (1770-1831), Russian-born German physicist.]
Physics. The thermoelectric phenomenon whereby an electromotive force is generated in a circuit containing junctions between dissimilar metals if these junctions are at different temperatures.

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