pyroelectricity meaning

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

Definition of pyroelectricity

  1. generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature

    Type of: electrical phenomenon

    Related forms: pyroelectrical, pyroelectric

Scrabble score: 27 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with PY · words ending in TY · 15-letter words

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