pyroelectricity
[ pahy-roh-i-lek-tris-i-tee, -ee-lek- ]
/ ˌpaɪ roʊ ɪ lɛkˈtrɪs ɪ ti, -ˌi lɛk- /
noun
electrification or electrical polarity produced in certain crystals by temperature changes.
Origin of pyroelectricity
First recorded in 1825–35;
pyro- +
electricity
Words nearby pyroelectricity
pyrochlore,
pyroclastic,
pyroconductivity,
pyrocrystalline,
pyroelectric,
pyroelectricity,
pyrogallate,
pyrogallol,
pyrogen,
pyrogenic,
pyrogenous
British Dictionary definitions for pyroelectricity
pyroelectricity
/ (ˌpaɪrəʊɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ, -ˌiːlɛk-) /
noun
the development of opposite charges at the ends of the axis of certain hemihedral crystals, such as tourmaline, as a result of a change in temperature