Electrocaloric-effect
[ih-lek-troh-kuh-lawr-ik, -lor-] /ɪˌlɛk troʊ kəˈlɔr ɪk, -ˈlɒr-/
noun, Thermodynamics.
1.
the temperature change accompanying a change in the electric intensity of a thermally isolated system.
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