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Pyroelectric
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated.