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English
Etymology
Blend of electricity + magnet.[1]
Noun
electret (plural electrets)
- (physics) A solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge; usually a metallized film; used in electroacoustic and electromechanical transducers and in air filters.
Derived terms
Translations
solid dielectric having a quasi-permanent charge
References
- “electret”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- ^ Olga Kornienko, Grinin L, Ilyin I, Herrmann P, Korotayev A (2016) “Social and Economic Background of Blending”, in Globalistics and Globalization Studies: Global Transformations and Global Future, Volgograd: Uchitel Publishing House, →ISBN, pages 220–225
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French électret.
Noun
electret m (plural electreți)
- electret
Declension