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  • adjective Of or relating to a crystalline dielectric that can be given a permanent electric polarization by application of an electric field.
  • noun A ferroelectric substance.

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  • adjective physics of, or relating to the permanent electrical polarization of a crystalline dielectric in an electric field
  • noun A ferroelectric material

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Examples

  • Ramtron pioneered the integration of ferroelectric materials into semiconductor products that enabled a new class of nonvolatile memory, called ferroelectric random access memory, or F-RAM.

    unknown title 2011

  • Less commonly, an electric order can exist at the macroscopic scale; such is the case with what are known as ferroelectric compounds.

    Nano Tech Wire 2009

  • Less commonly, an electric order can exist at the macroscopic scale; such is the case with what are known as ferroelectric compounds.

    unknown title 2009

  • Less commonly, an electric order can exist at the macroscopic scale; such is the case with what are known as ferroelectric compounds.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Less commonly, an electric order can exist at the macroscopic scale; such is the case with what are known as ferroelectric compounds.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Less commonly, an electric order can exist at the macroscopic scale; such is the case with what are known as ferroelectric compounds.

    unknown title 2009

  • A saffron-coloured crystal could provide a step towards greener electronics. computer memory store information using metals that are ferroelectric, meaning they form positive and negative poles when placed in an electric field.

    New Scientist - Online News 2010

  • Newswise - Scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, which is a world record for the experimental "ferroelectric" data storage method.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • Scientists in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, a world record for the experimental "ferroelectric" data storage method.

    Newswise: Latest News 2010

  • A saffron-coloured crystal could provide a step towards greener electronics. computer memory store information using metals that are ferroelectric, meaning they form positive and negative poles when placed in an electric field.

    New Scientist - Online News 2010

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