thermopile

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθɜːməʊˌpaɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(thûr′mə pīl′)


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ther•mo•pile  (thûr′mə pīl′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
  1. Physicsa device consisting of a number of thermocouples joined in series, used for generating thermoelectric current or for detecting and measuring radiant energy, as from a star.
  • thermo- + pile1 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thermopile /ˈθɜːməʊˌpaɪl/ n
  1. an instrument for detecting and measuring heat radiation or for generating a thermoelectric current. It consists of a number of thermocouple junctions, usually joined together in series
Etymology: 19th Century: from thermo- + pile1 (in the sense: voltaic pile)

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