piezoelectricity

American  

[pahy-ee-zoh-i-lek-tris-i-tee, -ee-lek-, pee-ey-zoh-] / paɪˌi zoʊ ɪ lɛkˈtrɪs ɪ ti, -ˌi lɛk-, piˌeɪ zoʊ- /

noun

1. electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.

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Other Word Forms

• piezoelectric adjective
• piezoelectrically adverb

Etymology

Origin of piezoelectricity

1890–95; < Greek piéz ( ein ) to press + -o- + electricity

Example Sentences

Known as piezoelectricity, the ability to trade between mechanical stress and electric charge can be harnessed widely in capacitors, actuators, transducers and sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes for next-generation electronics.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2024

Since 2009, all the displays at the East Japan Railway Company's Tokyo station have been powered by people walking on floor tiles that utilise piezoelectricity.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2017

So she started looking elsewhere and came upon piezoelectricity — a form of charge that is created in certain crystals and ceramics when vibrated.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2013

Henry Sodano, a material sciences engineer at the University of Florida, has been researching human-action applications for piezoelectricity for 10 years.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2013

The dance floor is designed to harness the energy of the people stomping on it based on a principle called piezoelectricity.

From Time Magazine Archive