Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nernst effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: nern-st -ef-fect
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature gradient normal (perpendicular) to each other. An electric field will be induced normal to both.

Etymology

After Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), German chemist.

Inflected Forms

Nernst effects (plural)

Synonyms

Ettingshausen-Nernst effect Nernst-Ettingshausen effect

Questions

What does nernst effect mean?: A thermoelectric (or thermomagnetic) phenomenon observed when a sample allowing electrical conduction is subjected to a magnetic field and a temperature gradient normal (perpendicular) to each other. An electric field will be induced normal to both.
Where does nernst effect come from?: After Walther Hermann Nernst (1864-1941), German chemist.

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