Meanings
adjectiveferroelectric (not comparable)
- not comparablenatural sciencesof, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field
Origin
- Old Latin*fersom
- Latinferrum
- Englishferro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- New Latinēlectricus
- Englishelectric
- Englishferroelectric
Translations
Basque ferroelektriko
- ferroelektrikophysical effect
German ferroelektrisch
- ferroelektrischphysical effect
Italian ferroelettrico
- ferroelettricophysical effect
Polish ferroelektryczny, ferroelektryk
- ferroelektrycznyphysical effect
- ferroelektrykTranslations
Portuguese ferroelétrico
- ferroelétricophysical effect
Spanish ferroeléctrico
- ferroeléctricophysical effect
Cite this entry
APA
ferroelectric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroelectric
MLA
“ferroelectric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroelectric. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferroelectric,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferroelectric.
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