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electret

electret noun: a solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.

Noun

electret (plural electrets)

  1. A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.

electret meaning in Tamil

electret in Tamil

மின்னம்

Forms of electret

pluralelectrets

Origin of electret

Blend of electricity + magnet.

Words formed from electret

Questions about electret

What does electret mean?
Electret means a solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.
What is electret in Tamil?
Electret in Tamil is மின்னம். See Electret meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is electret?
Electret is a noun.
What is the plural of electret?
The plural of electret is electrets.

Words near electret in the dictionary

  1. electrencephalography
  2. electrepeter
  3. electrepeters
  4. electress
  5. electresses
  6. electret
  7. electretic
  8. electrets
  9. Electrian
  10. electric
  11. electric arc

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Adapted from Wiktionary: electret (page history and authors); electret (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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