ferroelectricity

Variant of ferroelectric

ferroelectric definition

☆ ferro·elec·tric (-ē lek′trik)

adjective

of or relating to a crystalline dielectric substance, as Rochelle salt, that is capable of retaining the electric polarization of an applied electric field: used in making transducers, capacitors, etc.

noun

a ferroelectric substance

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