Definitions
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- adjective of or relating to
piezoelectricity - noun A piezoelectric
material ordevice .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or involving piezoelectricity
Etymologies
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Examples
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The conceived phone would charge via built-in piezoelectric generators that will convert the user’s motions into power.
Nokia Files Patent for Kinetically Charged Cell Phone | Inhabitat 2010
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Here’s a brilliant invention that makes us wonder why all city sidewalks aren’t covered in piezoelectric tiles.
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Last summer, for the Glastonbury music festival in Scotland, British phone carrier Orange produced T-shirts that used a so-called piezoelectric panel to convert sound pressure waves into electricity.
Take Zap! Tech Geeks, Starved for More Battery Power, Give Themselves a Charge Geoffrey A. Fowler 2012
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"So, what happens is, the ultrasound, which vibrates the air, vibrates what's called a piezoelectric transducer," she says.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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"So, what happens is, the ultrasound, which vibrates the air, vibrates what's called a piezoelectric transducer," she says.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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"What happens is, the ultrasound, which vibrates the air, vibrates what's called a piezoelectric transducer," she says.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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"So, what happens is, the ultrasound, which vibrates the air, vibrates what's called a piezoelectric transducer," she says.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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A cigarette lighter works by squeezing such a crystal, called a piezoelectric, to produce a spark.
AroundTheCapitol.com 2010
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They used a tiny piece of what is known as a piezoelectric material, which expands and contracts when an electrical current is run through it.
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This phenomenon, called the piezoelectric effect, has been well known in certain crystals for more than a century and is the driving force behind quartz clocks and other applications.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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