Category:Pyroelectric

Pyr`o*e*lec"tric, a. Etym: [pyro- + electric.] (physics)

Defn: pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving Electric polarity when heated.

Pyroelectric Pyr`o*e*lec"tric, n. (physics)

Defn: a substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, Exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate Parts, especially the two extremities.