piezoelectricity
noun
pi·e·zo·elec·tric·i·ty
| \ pē-ˌā-(ˌ)zō-ə-ˌlek-ˈtri-s(ə-)tē
, pē-ˌāt-(ˌ)sō-\
, pē-ˌāt-(ˌ)sō-\
Definition of piezoelectricity
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (such as quartz)
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This approach, producing what is known as piezoelectricity, is often used in loudspeakers and microphones. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 This approach, producing what is known as piezoelectricity, is often used in loudspeakers and microphones. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 This approach, producing what is known as piezoelectricity, is often used in loudspeakers and microphones. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 This approach, producing what is known as piezoelectricity, is often used in loudspeakers and microphones. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 This approach, producing what is known as piezoelectricity, is often used in loudspeakers and microphones. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 This approach, producing what is known as piezoelectricity, is often used in loudspeakers and microphones. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 To take advantage of piezoelectricity, Dagdeviren and colleagues have developed flat devices that can be stuck onto organs and muscles such as the heart, lungs and diaphragm. — Charles Q. Choi, Washington Post, "How the body could power pacemakers and other implantable devices," 9 June 2018 To take advantage of piezoelectricity, Dagdeviren and her colleagues have developed flat devices that can be stuck onto organs and muscles such as the heart, lungs, and diaphragm. — Charles Q. Choi, The Atlantic, "Your Heartbeat Could Power a Smartphone," 12 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'piezoelectricity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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piezoelectricity
noun
pi·ezo·elec·tric·i·ty
| \ -ˌlek-ˈtris-ət-ē, -ˈtris-tē
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plural piezoelectricities
Medical Definition of piezoelectricity
: electricity or electric polarity due to pressure especially in a crystalline substance (as quartz)