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• pyro-electricity — pyro electricˈity noun 1. The property of being pyro electric 2. The study of the phenomena shown by pyro electric crystals • • • Main Entry: ↑pyro …   Useful english dictionary

• pyro-electric — pyro elecˈtric adjective (physics) 1. Becoming positively and negatively electrified at opposite poles on heating or cooling 2. Of pyro electricity • • • Main Entry: ↑pyro …   Useful english dictionary

• pyroelectricity — noun generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature • Derivationally related forms: ↑pyroelectrical, ↑pyroelectric • Hypernyms: ↑electrical phenomenon * * * |pī(ˌ)rō+ noun… …   Useful english dictionary

• pyroelectricity — /puy roh i lek tris i tee, ee lek /, n. electrification or electrical polarity produced in certain crystals by temperature changes. [1825 35; PYRO + ELECTRICITY] * * * ▪ physics       development of opposite electrical charges on different parts… …   Universalium

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