piezoelectric effect

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

piezoelectric effect (plural piezoelectric effects)

The production of electrical potential in a substance as the pressure on it changes.
Human bones display a piezoelectric effect.

Translations[edit]

production of electrical potential at pressure change

Hungarian: piezoelektromos effektus
Japanese: 圧電効果 (あつでんこうか, atsudenkōka)

See also[edit]

piezoresistive effect

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