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

1 sense of piezoelectricity

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)