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[syn: pyroelectric, pyroelectrical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.]
(Physics)
Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving
electric polarity when heated.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pyroelectric
adj 1: relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn:
pyroelectric, pyroelectrical]