ferroelectricity en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English electricity English ferroelectricity From ferro- + electricity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism
Deriveds
antiferroelectricity · magnetoferroelectricity
Relateds
Translations (6)
cmn 鐵電性 /铁电性 (electric polarization) · es ferroelectricidad (electric polarization) · it ferroelettricità (electric polarization) · wuu 鐵電性 /铁电性 (electric polarization) · de Ferroelektrizität (electric polarization) · mr लोहविद्युत (electric polarization)