English Explanatory Dictionary

Ettingshausen effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thermoelectric or thermomagnetic phenomenon that affects the electric current in a conductor when a magnetic field is present. When applying a current (along the y-axis) and a perpendicular magnetic field (along the z-axis) a temperature gradient appears along the x-axis.

Word forms

Ettingshausen effect Ettingshausen effects

Etymology

Named for Albert von Ettingshausen.

Related words

Hall effect Nernst effect
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