Pyroelectricity

noun

1. Generation of electric charge on a crystal by change of temperature.
2. That branch of electricity which considers the production of a state of electrification in certain crystallized bodies by change of temperature alone.
3. Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which treats of electricity thus developed.
4. The generation of electric charge as a result of a change in temperature.
5. generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature