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Thermophile vs Thermopile - What's the difference?

thermophile | thermopile |

As nouns the difference between thermophile and thermopile

is that thermophile is (biology) an organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the archaea while thermopile is an electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples.

thermophile

English

(wikipedia thermophile)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile; many are members of the Archaea.

    • Related terms

    * thermophilic

    Derived terms

    * thermophilic * hyperthermophile

    Hypernyms

    * extremophile

    thermopile

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia thermopile)
  • An electronic device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy. Usually constructed using a series-combination of thermocouples.