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piezoelectric effect
Nounpiezoelectric effect has 1 sense
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 --1is a kind ofelectricity