Etymology

piezoelectricity

Today it means: A voltage generated by certain crystals in response to an applied mechanical stress. Full definition →

English electricity ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*peys-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*peysd-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekπῐέζω (pĭézō)
  4. Englishpiezo-
  5. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  6. Latinēlectrum
  7. New Latinēlectricus
  8. Englishelectric
  9. Englishelectricity
  10. English todaypiezoelectricity

From piezo- + electricity.

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