Thermocurrent \Ther"mo*cur`rent\, n. (Physics) A current developed or set in motion by heat; specif., an electric current, in a heterogeneous circuit, due to differences of temperature between the junctions of the substances of which the circuit is composed. Thermocurrent \Ther"mo*cur`rent\, n. [Thermo- + current.] (Physics) A current, as of electricity, developed, or set in motion, by the action of heat.