electret
noun
elec·tret
| \ i-ˈlek-trət
, -ˌtret\
, -ˌtret\
Definition of electret
: a dielectric body in which a permanent state of electric polarization has been set up
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The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018 The National Inventors Hall of Fame inductee, who lives in Fells Point, got his start at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he and his then-business partner, Gerhard M. Sessler, created and patented the foil-electret microphone in 1962. — Brittany Britto, ajc, "At 87, this Baltimore inventor has 250 patents to his name — and he’s still at it," 28 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'electret.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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