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piezoelectricity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pʌɪˌiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/
  • /piˌeɪzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/
  • /ˌpiːzəʊ.ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A voltage generated by certain crystals in response to an applied mechanical stress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: piezoelectric effect, piezo effect

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: electricity

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 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.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 壓電性 /压电性 (yādiànxìng) — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Chinese Mandarin: 壓電 /压电 (yādiàn) — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Wu Chinese: 壓電性 /压电性 — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Czech: piezoelektřina — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Finnish: pietsosähköisyys — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • French: piézoélectricité — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • German: Piezoelektrizität — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Greek: πιεζοηλεκτρισμός (piezoïlektrismós) — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Italian: piezoelettricità — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Japanese: 圧電気 (atsudenki) — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Polish: piezoelektryczność — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Portuguese: piezoeletricidade — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Romanian: piezoelectricitate — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Russian: пьезоэлектричество (p'jezoelektríčestvo) — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Spanish: piezoelectricidad — capacity of crystal to generate electricity
  • Ukrainian: п'єзоеле́ктрика (pʺjezoeléktryka) — capacity of crystal to generate electricity