electret

noun

elec·​tret i-ˈlek-trət How to pronounce electret (audio)
-ˌtret
: a dielectric body in which a permanent state of electric polarization has been set up

Examples of electret in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, this required a complete redesign of the electret. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2019 The answer to this difficulty was to separate the electret from the MEMS structure by fabricating two separate chips. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2019 So the scientists fabricated an additional electrode and a dielectric layer to sandwich the electret between two electrodes. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2019 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. Brittany Britto, ajc, 28 May 2018

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Word History

Etymology

electricity + magnet

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of electret was in 1885

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“Electret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electret. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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