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Definition of: pyroelectricity
(pī′rō·i·lek′tris′ə·tē, -ē′lek-, pir′ō-) noun
1. Electrification or electric polarity developed in certain minerals by a change in temperature.
2. The branch of science treating of this phenomenon.
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