ferroelectric: Meaning and Definition of

fer•ro•e•lec•tric

Pronunciation: (fer"ō-i-lek'trik), [key]
— Physics. Physics.
—adj.
  1. pertaining to a substance that possesses spontaneous electric polarization such that the polarization can be reversed by an electric field.
—n.
  1. a ferroelectric substance.
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