PIEZOELECTRICITY

Piezoelectricity

Piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials in response to applied mechanical stress. The word piezoelectricity means electricity resulting from pressure. It is derived from the Greek piezo or piezein, which means to squeeze or press, and electric or electron, which stands for amber, an ancient source of electric charge. Piezoelectricity was discovered in 1880 by French physicists Jacques and Pierre Curie.

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piezoelectricity

Noun

  1. The ability of certain crystals to generate a voltage in response to applied mechanical stress.


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