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thermoelectric cooler [¦thər·mō·i′lek·trik ′kü·lər]

(engineering)

An electronic heat pump based on the Peltier effect, involving the absorption of heat when current is sent through a junction of two dissimilar metals; it can be mounted within the housing of a device to prevent overheating or to maintain a constant temperature.

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