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Definition: thermocouple junction
thermocouple junction
n : a kind of thermometer consisting of two wires of different
metals that are joined at both ends; one junction is at
the temperature to be measured and the other is held at a
fixed lower temperature; the current generated in the
circuit is proportional to the temperature difference
[syn:
thermocouple]