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Definition of: electret
(i·lek′trit) noun
A dielectric, usually rod-shaped, which may be strongly charged with positive electricity at one pole and with negative electricity at the other: it is the electrical analog of the magnet. [<ELECTR(ICITY) + (MAGN)ET]
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