An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Nernst effect
  اسکر ِ نرنست  
oskar-e Nernst
Fr.: effet de Nernst  

When a temperature gradient is maintained through a strip of metal in a magnetic field, the direction of flow being across the lines of force, a potential difference will be produced across the conductor.

Etymology (EN): Walter Nernst (1864-1941), German physical chemist; → effect.

Etymology (PE): Oskar, → effect.