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piezoelectric

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

of or relating to piezoelectricity

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A piezoelectric material or device.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or involving piezoelectricity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • piezoelectric plates

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History

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 English piezoelectric From piezo- + electric.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 壓電的 /压电的 (yādiàn de) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 具有壓電性的 /具有压电性的 (jùyǒu yādiànxìng de) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Wu Chinese: 壓電個 /压电个 — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Wu Chinese: 有壓電性個 /有压电性个 — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Czech: piezoelektrický — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Finnish: pietsosähköinen — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • French: piézoélectrique — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • German: piezoelektrisch — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Italian: piezoelettrico — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Japanese: 圧電 (atsuden) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Japanese: 圧電の (atsuden no) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Kazakh: пьезоэлектрлі (pezoélektrlı) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Kazakh: пьезоэлектрлік (pezoélektrlık) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Polish: piezoelektryczny — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Portuguese: piezoelétrico — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Romanian: piezoelectric — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Russian: пьезоэлектрический (pʹjezoelektričeskij) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Spanish: piezoeléctrico — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Ukrainian: п'єзоелектри́чний (pʺjezoelektrýčnyj) — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Vietnamese: áp điện — of or relating to piezoelectricity
  • Polish: piezoelektryk — piezoelectric material