'Pyroelectric' definitions:
Definition of 'pyroelectric'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn: pyroelectric, pyroelectrical]
Definition of 'Pyroelectric'
From: GCIDE
- Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.] (Physics) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pyroelectric'
From: GCIDE
- Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, 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]