ferroelectricallyadv.
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In a way that is characteristic of a ferroelectric substance.
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ferroelectrically1947
1947 J. M. Luttinger Dipole Interactions in Crystals (Ph.D. thesis, Mass. Inst. Technol.) 2 We will..only mention in passing that it [sc. the Lorentz local field] predicts a great many substances should behave ferroelectrically.
1971 Nature 25 June 542/2 Lattice vibrations in ionic crystals which order ferroelectrically..are reviewed.
2012 K. W. Urban et al. in G. van Tendeloo et al. Handbk. Nanoscopy iii. 103 (caption) This indicates that the material is ferroelectrically polarized.
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