English Dictionary: pyroelectric | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for pyroelectric | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.] (Physics) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, n. (Physics) A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities. |