焦しょう電でん気き

noun

pyroelectricity

Technical term in physics and materials science; refers to the ability of certain materials to generate a temporary voltage when heated or cooled.

• 焦しょう電でん気き効こう果かは、温おん度ど変へん化かによって結けっ晶しょうに電でん圧あつが生しょうじる現げん象しょうです。

  The pyroelectric effect is a phenomenon where a voltage is generated in a crystal due to temperature change.