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pi⋅e⋅zo⋅e⋅lec⋅tric⋅i⋅ty

[pahy-ee-zoh-i-lek-tris-i-tee, -ee-lek-, pee-ey-zoh-]
–noun
electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.

Origin:
1890–95; < Gk piéz(ein) to press + -o- + electricity


pi⋅e⋅zo⋅e⋅lec⋅tric [pahy-ee-zoh-i-lek-trik, pee-ey-] , adjective
pi⋅e⋅zo⋅e⋅lec⋅tri⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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pi·e·zo·e·lec·tric·i·ty   (pī-ē'zō-ĭ-lěk-trĭs'ĭ-tē, -ē'lěk-, pē-ā'zō-)   
n.  The generation of electricity or of electric polarity in dielectric crystals subjected to mechanical stress, or the generation of stress in such crystals subjected to an applied voltage.
pi·e'zo·e·lec'tric, pi·e'zo·e·lec'tri·cal adj., pi·e'zo·e·lec'tri·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: pi·ezo·elec·tric
Pronunciation: pE-"A-(")zO-&-'lek-trik, pE-"At-(")sO-, esp Brit pI-"E-(")zO-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, marked by, or functioning by means of piezoelectricity —pi·ezo·elec·tri·cal·ly /-tri-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: pi·ezo·elec·tric·i·ty
Pronunciation: -"lek-'tris-&t-E, -'tris-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (as quartz)
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