barium titanate

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a crystalline compound, BaTiO 3 , used to make ferroelectric ceramics for capacitors and also used in transducers.

barium titanate

noun

1. a crystalline ceramic used in capacitors and piezoelectric devices. Formula: BaTiO 3

Example Sentences

Barium titanate belongs to the perovskite group of materials, where a titanium ion resides within an oxygen octahedral cage.

From Science Daily

The researchers, led by UW-Madison geologist and crystal specialist Huifang Xu, grew nanocrystals of two common crystals, zinc oxide and barium titanate, and placed them in water.

From US News

Other research teams have previously made nanogenerators out of inorganic semiconducting materials, such as zinc oxide or barium titanate.

From Washington Post

Its new feature is a thin slice of crystalline barium titanate.

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