pyroelectricity

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noun

The generation of electric charge as a result of a change in temperature.

“Coordinate term: thermoelectricity”

OriginEnglish electricity ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum →
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Meanings

nounpyroelectricity (uncountable)
  1. uncountablenatural sciencesThe generation of electric charge as a result of a change in temperature.

    Coordinate term: thermoelectricity

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. Englishelectricity
  11. Englishpyroelectricity

From pyro- + electricity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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