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PYROELECTRIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pyroelectric mean?
• PYROELECTRIC (adjective)
The adjective PYROELECTRIC has 1 sense:
1. relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity
Familiarity information: PYROELECTRIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
pyroelectric; pyroelectrical
Pertainym:
pyroelectricity (generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature)
Derivation:
pyroelectricity (generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature)
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