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PIEZO EFFECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piezo effect mean? 

PIEZO EFFECT (noun)
  The noun PIEZO EFFECT 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: PIEZO EFFECT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PIEZO EFFECT (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 ("piezo effect" is a kind of...):

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


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