| thermoelectric thermometer [¦thǝr·mō·i`lek·trik thǝr`mäm·ǝd·ǝr] ENGINEERING A type of electrical thermometer consisting of two thermocouples which are series-connected with a potentiometer and a constant-temperature bath; one couple, called the reference junction, is placed in a constant-temperature bath, while the other is used as the measuring junction. |