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pyroelectricity

noun

Etymology

From pyro- + electricity.

  1. derived from ἤλεκτρον — “amber”
  2. borrowed from ēlectricus — “electrical; of amber”
  3. suffixed as electricity — “electric + ity”
  4. prefixed as pyroelectricity — “pyro + electricity”

Definitions

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

    • Coordinate term: thermoelectricity

The neighborhood

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