pyroelectric
pyroelectric
Definition
pyro·elec·tric (pī′rō ē lek′trik)
adjective
of or showing pyroelectricity
noun
a pyroelectric substance
pyroelectric
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- detector: At lower power levels a vacuum thermopile and a pyroelectric detector, both with windows and higher sensitivity, maintain the relative response scale.
- sensor: Rugged thermopile sensors for high power lasers and sensitive pyroelectric sensors for individual pulse energy measurements at KHz rates.
- crystal: All pyroelectric crystals are necessarily piezoelectric, with some also being ferroelectric.
- effect: CARDWELL, D.A. , WEAVER, G. I.R. T.V. by the pyroelectric effect: materials selection and deployment.
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