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ferroelectric

[fer-oh-i-lek-trik]

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pertaining to a substance that possesses spontaneous electric polarization such that the polarization can be reversed by an electric field.

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a ferroelectric substance.

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the direct effect that one kind of particle has on another in inducing the emission or absorption of one particle by another

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Origin:
1930–35; ferro- + electric; by analogy with ferromagnetic

Related forms

fer·ro·e·lec·tri·cal·ly, adverb

fer·ro·e·lec·tric·i·ty

[fer-oh-i-lek-tris-i-tee, -ee-lek-] , noun

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ferroelectric (ˌfɛrəʊɪˈlɛktrɪk)

—*adj*
1.	(of a substance) exhibiting spontaneous polarization that can be reversed by the application of a suitable electric field
2.	of or relating to ferroelectric substances

—n
3.	a ferroelectric substance

ferroe'lectrically

—*adv*

ferroelectricity

—n

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ferroelectric

(fěr'ō-ĭ-lěk'trĭk) Pronunciation Key

Relating to a typically crystalline dielectric that can be given a permanent electric polarization by application of an electric field.
A ferroelectric substance.

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