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piezoelectric effect (paizlktrst) or piezoelectricity
n
1. (General Physics) physics
a. the production of electricity or electric polarity by applying a mechanical stress to certain crystals
b. the converse effect in which stress is produced in a crystal as a result of an applied potential difference
piezoelectrically adv
Col l i ns Engl i sh Di cti onary Compl ete and Unabri dged HarperCol l i ns Publ i shers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
piezoelectric effect (p-z--lktrk)
The generation of an electric charge in certain nonconducting materials, such as quartz crystals and ceramics, when
they are subjected to mechanical stress (such as pressure or vibration), or the generation of vibrations in such
materials when they are subjected to an electric field. Piezoelectric materials exposed to a fairly constant electric field
tend to vibrate at a precise frequency with very little variation, making them useful as time-keeping devices in electronic
clocks, as used in wristwatches and computers.
The Ameri can Heri tage Sci ence Di cti onary Copyri ght 2005 by Houghton Mi ffl i n Company. Publ i shed by Houghton Mi ffl i n Company. Al l ri ghts reserved.
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Noun 1. piezoelectric effect - electricity 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
piezo effect, piezoelectricity
electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
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They rigorously derive the equation governing the
piezoelectric effect of a material, and along the way
establish a number of fundamental properties of the
Kohn-Sham map.
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The crystal, made from a material called lithium
niobate, uses the piezoelectric effect to amplify the
input voltage.
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The research is published as "Investigation of the
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