“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
THERMOCOUPLE
thermocouple, thermocouple junction
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thermocouple (plural thermocouples)
(physics) A transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature)
Source: Wiktionary
Ther"mo*cou`ple, n.
Definition: A thermoelectric couple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee Trivia
