Piezoelectric

Word PIEZOELECTRIC
Character 13
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Definitions and meanings of "Piezoelectric"

What do we mean by piezoelectric?

A piezoelectric material or device.

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The word "piezoelectric" in example sentences

The conceived phone would charge via built-in piezoelectric generators that will convert the user’s motions into power. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here’s a brilliant invention that makes us wonder why all city sidewalks aren’t covered in piezoelectric tiles. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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. ❋ Geoffrey A. Fowler (2012)

"So, what happens is, the ultrasound, which vibrates the air, vibrates what's called a piezoelectric transducer," she says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"What happens is, the ultrasound, which vibrates the air, vibrates what's called a piezoelectric transducer," she says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A cigarette lighter works by squeezing such a crystal, called a piezoelectric, to produce a spark. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The partners had particular success in the integration of a material known as piezoelectric thin film (PZT) into micro-structures. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"piezoelectric" - in layman's terms, it is capable of generating an electrical voltage whenever there is applied pressure. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to Discovery News, scientists at a U.S. miltary facility in Michigan are currently researching applications for "piezoelectric" armor that can not only detect the size of bullets shot at it, but also identify the damage inflicted and generate small amounts of electricity in response. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Quartz is one of several minerals which are piezoelectric, meaning that when pressure is applied to quartz, a positive electrical charge is created at one end of the crystal and a negative electrical charge is created at the other. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Princeton team is the first to successfully combine silicone and nanoribbons of lead zirconate titanate (PZT), a ceramic material that is piezoelectric, meaning it generates an electrical voltage when pressure is applied to it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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