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PIEZOELECTRICITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piezoelectricity mean? 

PIEZOELECTRICITY (noun)
  The noun PIEZOELECTRICITY has 1 sense:

1. electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystalplay

  Familiarity information: PIEZOELECTRICITY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PIEZOELECTRICITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

piezo effect; piezoelectric effect; piezoelectricity

Hypernyms ("piezoelectricity" is a kind of...):

electricity (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)

Derivation:

piezoelectric (relating to or involving piezoelectricity)


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