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Noun: ferroelectric material
  1. A material that exhibits spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by applying an external electric field
    "Ferroelectric materials are used in electronic memory devices"

Derived forms: ferroelectric materials

Type of: dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, piezoelectric material

Encyclopedia: Ferroelectric material