Pyroelectricity

2 definitions found

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

  Pyroelectricity \Pyr`o*e`lec*tric"i*ty\, n. (Physics)
     Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which
     treats of electricity thus developed.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pyroelectricity
       n : generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such
           as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature