PYROELECTRICITY


Meaning of PYROELECTRICITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpī-ˌrō-ə-ˌlek-ˈtri-sə-tē, -ˈtris-tē ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1834

: a state of electrical polarization produced (as in a crystal) by a change of temperature

• py·ro·elec·tric -ˈlek-trik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.