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paraelectricity

paraelectricity noun: the temporary polarization of a material in the presence of an electric field.

Noun

paraelectricity (uncountable)

  1. The temporary polarization of a material in the presence of an electric field

Origin of paraelectricity

From para- + electricity.

Questions about paraelectricity

What does paraelectricity mean?
Paraelectricity means the temporary polarization of a material in the presence of an electric field.
What part of speech is paraelectricity?
Paraelectricity is a noun.

Words near paraelectricity in the dictionary

  1. paraeducator
  2. paraeducators
  3. paraelectric
  4. paraelectrical
  5. paraelectrically
  6. paraelectricity
  7. paraelectromagnon
  8. paraelectromagnons
  9. paraeneses
  10. paraenesis
  11. paraenetic

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