Meanings
plural piezoelectric effects
- The production of electrical potential in a substance as the pressure on it changes.
Human bones display a piezoelectric effect.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounelectricity 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 壓電效應 /压电效应
- 壓電效應 /压电效应 (yādiàn xiàoyìng)production of electrical potential at pressure change
Hungarian piezoelektromos effektus
- piezoelektromos effektusproduction of electrical potential at pressure change
Indonesian efek piezoelektrik
- efek piezoelektrikproduction of electrical potential at pressure change
Japanese 圧電効果
- 圧電効果 (atsudenkōka)production of electrical potential at pressure change
Korean 압전 효과
- 압전 효과 (apjeon hyogwa)production of electrical potential at pressure change
Polish efekt piezoelektryczny
- efekt piezoelektrycznyproduction of electrical potential at pressure change
Cite this entry
piezoelectric effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piezoelectric%20effect
“piezoelectric effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piezoelectric%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piezoelectric effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piezoelectric%20effect.
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