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Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Electret. Electret is a dielectric material that has a quasi-permanent electric charge or dipole polarisation. An electret generates internal and external electric fields, and is the electrostatic equivalent of a permanent magnet. Oliver Heaviside coined this term in 1885.
Lucretia /lu-cre-tia/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced loo-KREE-shah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Lucretia is succeed. Also possibly of Etruscan origin and of uncertain meaning. The name of a Roman matron who committed suicide in public protest against dishonor.