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pyroelectricity
py·ro·e·lec·tric·i·ty [ prō i lèk tríssətee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
electric charge generation by temperature changes: the production of electric charges on opposite faces of some crystals by a change in temperature

py·ro·e·lec·tric [ prō i léktrik ] adjective
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