- barium titanate
- noun
: a white crystalline compound BaTiO3 characterized by ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties and used in hearing aids, phonograph pickups, and ceramic transducers
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Chem.a crystalline compound, BaTiO3, used to make ferroelectric ceramics for capacitors and also used in transducers.* * *
barium titanate,a crystalline compound of barium, titanium, and oxygen highly sensitive to even very slight changes of pressure, temperature, or electrical field. It is used in condensers, in apparatus for the electronic reception of sound, in electronic computers, and in switching devices in telephone systems. Formula: BaTiO3
Useful english dictionary. 2012.