Definition of "ferroelectricity" []

• The electric polarization of a substance (spontaneous presence of a dipole moment) that is analagous to ferromagnetism (noun)

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• "The property in question is ferroelectricity, which is found in substances that have a spontaneous polarization that can be switched by applying an electric field."
• "International conference on ferroelectricity, the first conference of such kind which I managed to attend (about it see above and book II, article 5)."
• "(Ferromagnetism means a material possesses magnetic poles, while ferroelectricity refers to a material that possesses positive and negative electrical charges that can be reversed when an external electrical field is applied.) "Normally, these two properties are mutually exclusive," Dalal said."