pyroelectric

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pyroelectric
    adj 1: relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn:
           {pyroelectric}, {pyroelectrical}]

from 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]

from 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]

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