— ferroelectrically , adv. — ferroelectricity /fer'oh i lek tris"i tee, -ee'lek-/ , n.
/fer'oh i lek"trik/ , Physics.
adj.
1. pertaining to a substance that possesses spontaneous electric polarization such that the polarization can be reversed by an electric field.
n.
2. a ferroelectric substance.
[ 1930-35; FERRO- + ELECTRIC; by analogy with FERROMAGNETIC ]