"ferroelectricity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ferro- + electricity. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ferro-|electricity}} ferro- + electricity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ferroelectricity (uncountable)
  1. (physics) The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analogous to ferromagnetism Wikipedia link: ferroelectricity Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Derived forms: antiferroelectricity, magnetoferroelectricity Related terms: ferroelectric Translations (electric polarization): 鐵電性 /铁电性 (tiědiànxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), Ferroelektrizität [feminine] (German), ferroelettricità [feminine] (Italian), लोहविद्युत (lohvidyut) [feminine] (Marathi), ferroelectricidad [feminine] (Spanish), 鐵電性 /铁电性 (Wu Chinese)

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