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ferroelectric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ro-elec-tric
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field

noun

A ferroelectric material

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English ferroelectric From ferro- + electric.

Inflected Forms

ferroelectrics (plural)

Derived Forms

antiferroelectric ferroelectrically ferroelectricity hyperferroelectric magnetoferroelectric photoferroelectric

Phrases

ferroelectric capacitor ferroelectric converter ferroelectric crystal ferroelectric domain ferroelectric hysteresis ferroelectric liquid-crystal display ferroelectric RAM ferroelectric shutter

Questions

What does ferroelectric mean?
of, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field
Where does ferroelectric come from?
Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric English ferroelectric From ferro- + electric.

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