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ferroelectricity

noun

Etymology

From ferro- + electricity.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. suffixed as electricity — “electric + ity”
  4. formed as ferroelectricity — “ferro- + electricity”

Definitions

  1. The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that…

    The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism

The neighborhood

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