Etymology

ferroelectricity

Today it means: The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism Full definition →

English electricity ← 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. Englishelectricity
  9. English todayferroelectricity

From ferro- + electricity.

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