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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 crystal
Familiarity information: PIEZO EFFECT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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