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Definition of Piezoelectricity
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Electricity
Derivative terms: Piezoelectric
Definition of Piezoelectricity
1. Noun. (physics) The ability of certain crystals to generate a voltage in response to applied mechanical stress. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Piezoelectricity
1. Electric currents generated by pressure upon certain crystals, e.g., quartz, mica, calcite. Origin: G. Piezo, to press, squeeze, + electricity (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piezoelectricity
Literary usage of Piezoelectricity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lecture Notes on General and Special Mineralogy by Frank Robertson Van Horn (1903)
"C. piezoelectricity. This is electricity produced by pressure and may be produced
on Aragonite, Fluorite, Quartz, Topaz, and some Calcite. ..."
2. Green's Functions and Boundary Element Analysis for Modeling of Mechanical edited by J. R. Berger, V. K. Tewary (1998)
"Further generalization to piezoelectricity is described below. The key results
for the anisotropic elasticity is obtained from those of the piezoelectricity ..."
3. Dynamic Materials Models in Computer Programs: Workshop Proceedings edited by Lennart Agardh (1998)
"Further generalization to piezoelectricity is described below. The key results
for the anisotropic elasticity is obtained from those of the piezoelectricity ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"13, 1898) shows that the electrification of certain crystals by
heating (pyroelectricity) and the electrification by deformation (piezoelectricity)
are in ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"PYROELECTRICITY AND piezoelectricity. ... crystals by heating (pyroelectricity)
and the electrification by deformation (piezoelectricity) are in general one ..."
6. Elements of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis: From a by Alfred Joseph Moses, Charles Lathrop Parsons (1916)
"In piezoelectricity the charges are developed by pressure, for instance, calcite
pressed between the fingers becomes positively electrified, ..."
7. Elements of Mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis: From a by Alfred Joseph Moses, Charles Lathrop Parsons (1916)
"In piezoelectricity the charges are developed by pressure, for instance, calcite
pressed between the fingers becomes positively electrified, ..."
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