Found 2 items, similar to Pyroelectric.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pyroelectric pyroelectric adj : relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity [syn: pyroelectrical]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pyroelectric Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.] (Physics) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated. [1913 Webster] 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]