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thermoelectricity

noun

Etymology

From thermo- + electricity.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. suffixed as electricity — “electric + ity”
  4. prefixed as thermoelectricity — “thermo + electricity”

Definitions

  1. The direct conversion of heat into electricity

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA