temperature coefficient

English

Noun

temperature coefficient (plural temperature coefficients)

(sciences) A coefficient which relates the change of the magnitude of a physical property to a unit change in temperature.

Usage notes

Thermal coefficients have been defined for many physical properties such as electrical resistance and thermal expansion. Typically a coefficient can be regarded as constant only over a certain temperature range.

Derived terms

PTC / positive temperature coefficient
PTC heater

Translations

physical coefficient

Finnish: lämpötilakerroin
German: Temperaturkoeffizient m, Temperaturbeiwert m
Spanish: coeficiente de temperatura m
Swedish: temperaturkoefficient c

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