Etymology

ferroelectric

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Today it means: of, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field Full definition →

English electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum
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  1. Old Latin*fersom
  2. Latinferrum
  3. Englishferro-
  4. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  5. Latinēlectrum
  6. New Latinēlectricus
  7. Englishelectric
  8. English todayferroelectric

From ferro- + electric.

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