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Pyroelectric

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated, exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two separate parts, especially the two extremities.

(2):

(a.) Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving electric polarity when heated.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Pyroelectric'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/pyroelectric.html. 1828.