ferroelectric

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.

Old Latin *fersom

Latin ferrum

English ferro-

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

New Latin ēlectricusbor.

English electric

English ferroelectric

From ferro- + electric.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ferroelectric (not comparable)

1. (physics) of, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field

Derived terms

• antiferroelectric
• ferroelectrically
• ferroelectric capacitor
• ferroelectric converter
• ferroelectric crystal
• ferroelectric domain
• ferroelectric hysteresis
• ferroelectricity
• ferroelectric liquid-crystal display
• ferroelectric RAM
• ferroelectric shutter
• hyperferroelectric
• magnetoferroelectric
• photoferroelectric

Translations

physical effect

• Basque: ferroelektriko
• German: ferroelektrisch
• Italian: ferroelettrico (it)
• Polish: ferroelektryczny
• Portuguese: ferroelétrico
• Spanish: ferroeléctrico

Noun

ferroelectric (plural ferroelectrics)

1. A ferroelectric material

Translations

Translations

• Polish: ferroelektryk m