| pyroelectric | (adj) relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity, Syn. pyroelectrical |
| pyroelectricity | (n) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature |
| Pyroelectric | a. [ Pyro- + electric. ] (Physics) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Pyroelectric | 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 ] |
| Pyroelectricity | n. (Physics) Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 热电 | [热 电 / 熱 電] pyroelectric; piezo-electric effect #22,624 [Add to Longdo] |
| 焦電気 | [しょうでんき, shoudenki] (n) pyroelectricity [Add to Longdo] |