Pyroelectricity

What do we mean by pyroelectricity?

Generation of electric charge on a crystal by change of temperature. noun

That branch of electricity which considers the production of a state of electrification in certain crystallized bodies by change of temperature alone. noun

Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed. noun

The generation of electric charge as a result of a change in temperature. noun

Generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature noun

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Words that are spelled similarly to pyroelectricity:
pyroelectricity, hydroelectricity.

Adjectives that are often used to describe pyroelectricity:
primary, secondary, true, false, piezo, vectorial, tensorial, tertiary, strong.

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