Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun piezo_effect

1 sense of piezo effect

Sense 1
piezoelectricity, piezoelectric effect, piezo effect -- (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)
       => electricity -- (a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons)