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PYROELECTRICITY
pyroelectricity
(noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pyroelectricity (uncountable)
(physics) The generation of electric charge as a result of a change in temperature.
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`o*e`lec*tric"i*ty, n. (Physics)
Definition: Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUSPENDED
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
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