piezoelectricity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pʌɪˌiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
- /ˌpiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
- /piˌeɪzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peys- Proto-Indo-European *peysd-der.? Ancient Greek πῐέζω (pĭézō) English piezo- Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English electricity English piezoelectricity From piezo- + electricity.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A voltage generated by certain crystals in response to an applied mechanical stress.
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Translations (16)
fi pietsosähköisyys (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · fr piézoélectricité (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · ro piezoelectricitate (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · es piezoelectricidad (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · de Piezoelektrizität (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · it piezoelettricità (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · el πιεζοηλεκτρισμός (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · pl piezoelektryczność (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · ru пьезоэлектричество (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · cs piezoelektřina (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · uk п'єзоеле́ктрика (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · wuu 壓電性 /压电性 (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · ja 圧電気 (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · cmn 壓電 /压电 (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · pt piezoeletricidade (capacity of crystal to generate electricity) · cmn 壓電性 /压电性 (capacity of crystal to generate electricity)