pyroelectric

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adjective

Of, relating to, or exhibiting pyroelectricity.

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pyroelectrical
OriginEnglish electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum →
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Meanings

adjectivepyroelectric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or exhibiting pyroelectricity.
nounpyroelectric (plural pyroelectrics)

plural pyroelectrics

  1. a pyroelectric substance

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity

Similar
pyroelectrical
Also see
pyroelectrical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  3. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  4. Latinpyr
  5. Englishpyro-
  6. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  7. Latinēlectrum
  8. New Latinēlectricus
  9. Englishelectric
  10. Englishpyroelectric

From pyro- + electric.

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Translations

Russian пироэлектри́ческий
  • пироэлектри́ческий (piroelektríčeskij)a pyroelectric substance
Cite this entry
APA

pyroelectric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroelectric

MLA

“pyroelectric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroelectric. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyroelectric,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyroelectric.

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