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thomson effect — noun or thomson heat Usage: usually capitalized T : a redistribution of temperature differences along an otherwise homogeneous strip of metal due to an electric current passing through it called also Kelvin effect; see thomson electromotive force … Useful english dictionary
Thomson process — [After Elihu Thomson, American inventor.] A process of electric welding in which heat is developed by a large current passing through the metal. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thomson — (spr. Tammsen), 1) James, geb. 11. Sept. 1700 zu Ednam in der schottischen Grafschaft [536] Roxburgh, studirte in Edinburg Theologie u. wurde dann Hofmeister in London, wo er 1726 seine dichterische Laufbahn mit dem beschreibenden Gedicht: Der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thomson [2] — Thomson, 1) James, englischer didaktischer Dichter, geb. 11. Sept. 1700 zu Ednam in Schottland, gest. 27. Aug. 1748 in London, studierte in Edinburg Theologie, kam aber bald als Hofmeister nach London, wohin er bereits seine beschreibende… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Thomson [2] — Thomson, Thomas, berühmter engl. Chemiker, geb. 1773 zu Crieff in Schottland, studierte zu Glasgow u. Edinburgh, kam 1813 nach London, wo er die »Annals of philosophy« herausgab, 1817 als Professor der Chemie nach Glasgow; st. 1852. Hauptwerke:… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Heat death of the universe — For the album, see The Heat Death of the Universe. Physical cosmology Universe … Wikipedia
Thomson effect — Physics. the tendency of unevenly heated segments of a strip of a conductor to increase or decrease in temperature differences when an electric current is passed through the strip. [named after Sir W. THOMSON] * * * ▪ physics the evolution… … Universalium
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thomson process — noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after Elihu Thomson died 1937 American electrician and inventor : a process of electric welding in which heat is developed by a large current passing through the metal … Useful english dictionary
