PYRO-ELECTRICITY
\pˈa͡ɪɹə͡ʊɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \pˈaɪɹəʊɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi], \p_ˈaɪ_ɹ_əʊ_ɪ_l_ɛ_k_t_ɹ_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_ˌi]\
Definitions of PYRO-ELECTRICITY
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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p[=i]'r[=o]-e-lek-tris'i-ti, n. that branch of electricity which deals with electrification as produced by change of temperature in certain crystallised bodies.--adj. PY'RO-ELEC'TRIC.
By Thomas Davidson
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