piezoelectric effect

English

Noun

piezoelectric effect (plural piezoelectric effects)

1. The production of electrical potential in a substance as the pressure on it changes.

   Human bones display a piezoelectric effect.

Translations

production of electrical potential at pressure change

• Hungarian: piezoelektromos effektus
• Japanese: 圧電効果 (あつでんこうか, atsudenkōka)

See also

• piezoresistive effect