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n. - A kind of instrument that measures temperature, consisting of two wires of different metals that are joined at both ends.

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  • Accepts any type temperature sensor such as thermocouple, RTD, thermistor with a very high degree of accuracy.
  • Corrections were made for thermocouple radiation losses.
  • August 26th, 2006 at 5: 47 am thermocouple says: thermocouple
  • Then they rigged the nuclear device to a thermocouple trigger.
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