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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.