Pyroelectric

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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