piezoelectric

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adjective

of or relating to piezoelectricity

Similar
piezoelectrical
OriginEnglish electric ← New Latin ēlectricus ← Latin ēlectrum →
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Meanings

adjectivepiezoelectric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or relating to piezoelectricity

    He developed a piezoelectric device that harnesses energy from heat, movement and pressure – all which occur naturally in the environment.

    2021 July 26, Isabelle Gerretsen, “How pedestrians are lighting homes in Sierra Leone”, in BBC Future

    Synonyms: piezoelectrical

nounpiezoelectric (plural piezoelectrics)

plural piezoelectrics

  1. A piezoelectric material or device.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to piezoelectricity

Similar
piezoelectrical

Origin

  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. Englishpiezoelectric

From piezo- + electric.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 壓電的 /压电的, 具有壓電性的 /具有压电性的
  • 壓電的 /压电的 (yādiàn de)of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • 具有壓電性的 /具有压电性的 (jùyǒu yādiànxìng de)of or relating to piezoelectricity
Czech piezoelektrický
  • piezoelektrickýof or relating to piezoelectricity
Finnish pietsosähköinen
  • pietsosähköinenof or relating to piezoelectricity
French piézoélectrique
  • piézoélectriqueof or relating to piezoelectricity
German piezoelektrisch
  • piezoelektrischof or relating to piezoelectricity
Italian piezoelettrico
  • piezoelettricoof or relating to piezoelectricity
Japanese 圧電, 圧電の
  • 圧電 (atsuden)of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • 圧電の (atsuden no)of or relating to piezoelectricity
Polish piezoelektryczny, piezoelektryk
  • piezoelektrycznyof or relating to piezoelectricity
  • piezoelektrykpiezoelectric material
Portuguese piezoelétrico
  • piezoelétricoof or relating to piezoelectricity
Romanian piezoelectric
  • piezoelectricof or relating to piezoelectricity
Russian пьезоэлектрический
  • пьезоэлектрический (pʹjezoelektričeskij)of or relating to piezoelectricity
Spanish piezoeléctrico
  • piezoeléctricoof or relating to piezoelectricity
Ukrainian п'єзоелектри́чний
  • п'єзоелектри́чний (pʺjezoelektrýčnyj)of or relating to piezoelectricity
Vietnamese áp điện
  • áp điệnof or relating to piezoelectricity
Cite this entry
APA

piezoelectric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piezoelectric

MLA

“piezoelectric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piezoelectric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piezoelectric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piezoelectric.

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